PREFACES, WARNINGS AND FOOTNOTES: DEAR BENEVOLENT READER

Authors

  • Germana Maria Araújo Sales UFPA - CNPq

Keywords:

prefaces, reader, history of literature, Brazilian literature, the 19th century.

Abstract

This essay aims to analyze the prefaces written by novelists in the 19th century, recognizing them as part of the History of Literature. Critical reading of these texts allows inferences about the profile of the reader of that period, who was classified into threecategories: the female, the friendly and benevolent, and the critical and erudite readers.

Author Biography

Germana Maria Araújo Sales, UFPA - CNPq

Este ensaio tem como objetivo analisar os prefácios escritos pelos romancistas do século XIX, reconhecendo-os como parte integrante da História da Literatura. A leitura desses textos permite inferir o perfil do leitor oitocentista, reconhecido em três categorias: a leitora feminina, o leitor benévolo e amigo e o leitor crítico e erudito.

Published

2012-12-19

How to Cite

Sales, G. M. A. (2012). PREFACES, WARNINGS AND FOOTNOTES: DEAR BENEVOLENT READER. MATRAGA - Journal Published by the Graduate Program in Letters at Rio De Janeiro State University (UERJ), 19(31). Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/22601

Issue

Section

Literature Papers