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| Author(s): |
Rubens Leonardo Panegassi
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2013-07-12 |
| Examining board members: |
Laura de Mello e Souza;
Sérgio Alcides Pereira do Amaral;
Valdei Lopes de Araújo;
Ronald Jose Raminelli;
Maria Lêda Oliveira Alves da Silva
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| Advisor: | Laura de Mello e Souza |
| Abstract | |
This thesis aims to find the most important concepts in the work of João de Barros, the Portuguese Renaissance author who wrote the Décadas da Ásia. To this end, we look at a tradition that considers Barros as a man dedicated to civic life in Portugal. The work of João de Barros is understood as a vehicle for public debate of ideas, and the Décadas da Ásia, his book of history, as a pedagogical tool. The most important concepts are linked to the history of maritime expansion and the presence of cultural diversity. The question of this thesis is the role of these concepts in the reduction of cultural differences and the union of the Portuguese kingdom. (AU) | |