Romance it is the literary form that belongs to the narrative genre and presents a complete story composed of clearly defined plot, temporality, setting and characters.
It comes from epic tales and reveals actions in conjunction with the distribution of characters throughout the plot. Among the outstanding characteristics of this genre is the proximity to reality.
The work Don Quixote, by the Spanish Miguel Cervantes, is considered to be the precursor of the modern novel.
In Brazil, the main authors are Machado de Assis, Jorge Amado and Graciliano Ramos.
The novel is a long narrative, with varied characters. The organization is made around the plot, but the language is variable, following the proposal in which it is set. It can be fictional or mix fiction with reality.
Historical novel
O historical novel highlights life and customs at a particular time and place in history. It is among those that most use the union between fiction and reality.
romantic romance
O romantic romance it is characterized by idealism, heroism, love for someone or for the country. There is a constant struggle between good and evil in this narrative.
Romantic love is quite explored and, in general, the outcome is in the happy ending after the saga of the main characters.
It also explores the idealization of the hero and gentleman man and the romantic woman, in general, submissive and waiting for a provider.
Realistic Novel
The main characteristic of the realist novel is the social and institutional criticism, be they political, religious or family.
Its hallmarks are the determinism and rawness of the characters, without makeup and without idealism.
Also know about Realistic Prose.
Naturalistic Novel
Even more incisive than the realist, the naturalist novel points out the pathological aspects of the characters and their irrational, sometimes grotesque, characteristics.
It is a proposal to revolutionize social conventions and explore characters common to human nature.
Learn more about Naturalist Prose.
modernist novel
It's a protest, a revolution, a social unrest. The strong criticism of society and its conventions is exploited to the extreme.
Understand more about the Romance of 30.
Top Brazilian Novelists
José de Alencar
José de Alencar was born in 1829 and died in 1877. It consolidated the Brazilian novel and was marked by regionalism, patriotism and the Indianism.
He was a journalist, lawyer, politician and playwright. He occupied chair number 23 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He is the author of The Guarani, work published in 1857. wrote, still iracema, in 1865.
He is also the author of the works:
- Five Minutes, 1856
- The Little Widow, 1860
- Luciola, 1862
- The Silver Mines, 1862-1864-1865
- Diva, 1864
- The Gaucho, 1870
- The Gazela's Paw, 1870
- The Trunk of Ipe, 1871
- Golden Dreams, 1872
- Til, 1872
- Caribs, 1873
- The War of the Peddlers, 1873-1874
- Lady, 1875
- O Sertanejo, 1875
Also featured in the Brazilian novel are the authors:
- Gregory of Matos Guerra
- Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
- Castro Alves
- Álvares de Azevedo
- Aluisio Azevedo
- Euclid da Cunha
- Augusto dos Anjos
- Lima Barreto
- Monteiro Lobato
- Mario Andrade
- Manuel Bandeira
- Graciliano Ramos
- João Guimaraes Rosa
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade
- Cecília Meireles
- Érico Verissimo
- Jorge Amado