the posthumous memoirs of brás cubas sparknotes

A partir das Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas, de 1880, a ficção machadiana assume um novo princípio compositivo, que afronta as convenções do realismo e cuja singularidade reside no desempenho arbitrário e transgressivo do narrador. O artigo examina o percurso da obra de Machado de Assis e destaca a sua excepcionalidade no quadro da literatura brasileira pós-colonial, enfocando a guinada temática e formal operada pelo escritor em relação aos romances da primeira fase. Keywords: Machado de Assis Brazilian literature literature and society. By identifying the events that constitute this procedure, the author highlights the literary genius and the scope of the Machadian view on the particularities of social relations in Brazil. While the narrative sets a tone that is both cosmopolitan and universalizing in dealing with local matters, it takes on the perspective of the lordly class.

From Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, often subtitled as the Epitaph of a Small Winner (1880) on, Machadian fiction takes on a new composition principle, which challenges the conventions dictated by realism and whose uniqueness lies in the narrator's arbitrary and transgressive development.

The article examines the evolution of the works of Machado de Assis and stresses their exceptionality within the Brazilian postcolonial literary context, focusing on the author's thematic and formal volte-face with regard to the novels of the first phase. Translation from Novos Estudos - CEBRAP, São Paulo, n.69, p.15-34, July 2004.

The posthumous memoirs of brás cubas sparknotes