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The 'Brazil' hypothesis in the shadows of Alencar

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Abstract:
In constructing the "Brazil hypothesis" in his attempt to link the national to the universal, José de Alencar—in the dynamic of memory and oblivion—lives the present as a texture that penetrates the connection of the interior and exterior, the jungle and the city, and the difficult consortium (which remains in the reader's imagination) of the non-identical Peri and Ceci.
Ao construir "a hipótese Brasil" em sua tentativa de enlaçar o nacional ao universal, José de Alencar – na dinâmica de memória e esquecimento – vive o presente como textura que penetra a ligação do interior e do exterior, da selva e da cidade, e do difícil consórcio (que permanece na imaginação do leitor) dos não-idênticos Peri e Ceci.

Citation

Helena, Lucia, "The 'Brazil' hypothesis in the shadows of Alencar" (2000). BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/9sxt-gs04

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  • BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature

    BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature (ISSN: 2526-4885), founded in 1988, publishes scholarly articles on Brazilian literature and in Comparative Literature with a focus on Brazilian literature, as well as book reviews, interviews with writers, English-language translations of Brazilian literature …

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