Representations of Women in Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Literature

Authors

  • João Roberto Gomes de Faria University of São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v8i0.3723

Keywords:

Representation, Women, Brazilian Literature, Nineteenth-Century,

Abstract

This essay discusses the representation of women in nineteenth-century
Brazilian literature. Portraits of rich women, wives, lovers, widows and “old
maids” can be seen in the literature produced in that period, but every one of them is drawn by men.

Author Biography

  • João Roberto Gomes de Faria, University of São Paulo

    JOÃO ROBERTO GOMES DE FARIA is a Brazilian critic and historian. He got his MA and PhD at the University of São Paulo and among his main publications are José
    de Alencar e o Teatro (1987), O Teatro Realista no Brasil: 1855-1865 (1993), Décio de Almeida Prado: um Homem de Teatro (1997), O Teatro na Estante (1998), Idéias Teatrais
    (2001) which received the Prize from Associação Paulista de Críticos de Artes, APCA.

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Published

2006-06-17

Issue

Vol. 8 (2006): ABEI Journal 8

Section

Voices from Brazil

How to Cite

Faria, J. R. G. de. (2006). Representations of Women in Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Literature. ABEI Journal, 8, 131-142. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v8i0.3723