The signatures of Machado de Assis, study on the figurations of authorship

• Grant number: 18/26382-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2019
• End date: February 28, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Brazilian Literature
• Principal Investigator: Hélio de Seixas Guimarães
• Grantee: Fernando Borsato dos Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Throughout more than 50 years of literary life, Machado de Assis made use of many and varied techniques of signature, pseudonym and anonymity in the different genres of writing he practiced: poems, short stories, chronicles, essays, letters, novels, prefaces - for their texts and texts by other authors - as well as contracts and dedications. The research proposed here intends to map the forms of signature, disguise or concealment of authorship applied by Machado de Assis, aiming to recognize possible methods and patterns of subscription, materialized in their various signatures, in spaces of authorship designation, and their relations with the different textual genres and different periods of the author's career. The research also seeks to understand the meaning effects of the different signatures on his work and on the attribution of authorship and responsibility of his texts. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SANTOS, Fernando Borsato dos. The Machado de Assis\' signatures: a study on figurations of authorship. 2021. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.