References to Greek and Roman mythology in Página Recolhidas, by Machado de Assis

• Grant number: 07/01584-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2007
• End date: December 31, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Comparative Literature
• Principal Investigator: Maria Celeste Tommasello Ramos
• Grantee: Patricia de Carvalho Batista
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Based on the phenomenological-hermeneutic method, this is a study of the collection of short stories entitled "Páginas recolhidas", written by the Brazilian author Machado de Assis and published in 1899. Through references to Greco-Roman Mythology, the intertextuality between Machado’s short stories and mythological stories regarding theme, narrative and discoursive aspects will be elucidated. While those references are described and explained, analyses of the way Machado’s short stories are related to the facts and values of the myths they refer to and the new meanings that are added to Machado narratives will be presented.