An essay on the critical reception of Machado de Assis’ work

Authors

  • Maria Antonieta Jordão de Oliveira Borba UERJ-CNPq

Keywords:

Critical reception, Interpretation, Realism, Asthetic.

Abstract

This essay is a reflection on the critical reception of Machado de Assis’ works, taking into account some theoretical presuppositions implied in the interpretations of the writer’s production. The essay discusses some of the late 19th-century views about the role played by Brazilian intellectuals and politicians as opposed to the one assumed by Machado as an author of fictional narratives. Besides, the essay investigates the aesthetic issues which emerge when the expression literary “realism” is taken into consideration. Some critical articles will be discussed, as far as they make major contributions to the study of the Brazilian writer’s fictional strategies.

Author Biography

Maria Antonieta Jordão de Oliveira Borba, UERJ-CNPq

Professora Adjunta do Instituto de Letras da UERJ e Doutora em Ciência da Literatura pela UFRJ, com estágio de Pós-Doutorado no Departamento de Filosofia da PUC-RJ. Seu livro mais recente é Sentidos de Interpretação (edição do autor, 2006). Publicou também Teoria do efeito estético (Niterói: EdUFF, 2003) e Tópicos de teoria para a investigação do discurso literário (Rio de Janeiro: 7Letras, 2004).

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Published

2008-12-30

How to Cite

Borba, M. A. J. de O. (2008). An essay on the critical reception of Machado de Assis’ work. MATRAGA - Journal Published by the Graduate Program in Letters at Rio De Janeiro State University (UERJ), 15(23). Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/27889

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 23 (2008): Machado de Assis and Eça de Queirós

Section

Literature Papers

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