THE romantic prose introduced Romanticism in Brazil. Although still according to European standards, in line with novels such as Walter Scott and Honoré de Balzac, romantic prose was instrumental in stimulating national art and national feeling.
Leaflet
The diffusion of romantic prose was boosted by the serial. The serials were chapters of weekly novels published in newspapers.
Through them, the novel became extremely popular and through it, the feeling of democracy that emerged in the country was spread.
With the serial, literature passes from being a good for the aristocracy and goes beyond the exclusivity of the nobility.
The first consumers of literary production appear and literature is expanded to the common reader. And it is through the serials that the prose of Romanticism achieves the success it had in Brazil.
romantic nationalism
The feeling of nationalism in romanticism contributed to the valorization of Brazil and detached it from the imposing influence of Portuguese art.
It is a time when Portuguese literature is also more focused on Portugal. There is a clear distinction between the customs of the colony and the metropolis.
Features
- Nationalism
- Subjectivism
- Uphanism
- idealization of women
- religiosity
- cult of nature
- Platonic love
- Idealism
- nativist aesthetics
Works and Authors
Romantic prose in Brazil was manifested in Romance Indianista, Romance Urbano and Romance Nacionalista.
The works reported the social behavior of the time, extolling the peculiarities of the national culture.
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- Romanticism
- Romantic Generations in Brazil
- Romanticism in Brazil
Indianist Novel
O indianist romance seeks to value the national hero, the Indian. Topics such as nature and sentimentality are explored. Heroism is represented by the character's nobility and bravery.
Authors
The main author of this phase of romantic prose in Brazil is José de Alencar (1829-1877). This would be a style created by him.
Alencar wrote The Guarani, iracema and Ubirajara in the style of nationalist romantic prose.
urban romance
O urban romance it portrays the petty bourgeoisie, the rise of the middle class, social and moral relations. They are slow narratives, minutely descriptive of the characters' setting.
Authors
The most relevant authors of this phase of romantic prose in Brazil are:
- Joaquim Manoel de Macedo, with A Moreninha;
- Manoel Antônio de Almeida, with Memoirs of a militia sergeant;
- José de Alencar, with Diva and Lady.
Regionalist Novel
THE regionalist romantic prose in Brazil it represents the people, unlike the nobles in the Court. It demonstrates the rural environment as opposed to the cities. They represent the sertanejo, the landscapes and the customs of the sertão.
Authors
José de Alencar is among the main authors of this phase of Brazilian romantic prose, with his work, O Sertanejo. Bernardo Guimarães, with A Escrava Isaura, and Visconde de Taunay, with Inocência, also stood out.
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