Abstract
Faz-se uma abordagem ecocrítica ao segundo romance castriano com cenário
no sul da Amazónia brasileira. O tema central é a pacificação, movida pelos “civilizados” emissários do general Rondon, dos temíveis Parintintins, no início da
década de 1920. Analisa-se em que medida o Clima Equatorial Húmido da Amazónia, fator natural abiótico, assumia papel determinante nos avanços hostis dos indígenas contra os outros habitantes da selva. Expõe-se ainda a influência do património natural amazónico, representado pelos rios Madeira e Maici-Mirim e pelo coberto florestal, na dinâmica eco-humana da selva, na sorte das personagens e na tessitura da história.
This chapter addresses an ecocritical approach to the second Ferreira de Castro’s novels set on the south of the Brasilien Amazon. Its core subject was thepacification of the fearful Parintintin, undertaken by the General Rondon’s “civilized men” at the beginning of the 1920’s. We analyze to what extent the Amazon Equatorial Climate, a primary environmental factor, played a prevailing role in the native threats towards other Amazonian inhabitants. We also examine the Amazon heritage portrayed in this narrative, represented by the rivers Madeira and MaiciMirim and by the vegetation, as well as its influence on the Human Ecology dynamics of the jungle, the characters’ fortune and the story’s construction.
no sul da Amazónia brasileira. O tema central é a pacificação, movida pelos “civilizados” emissários do general Rondon, dos temíveis Parintintins, no início da
década de 1920. Analisa-se em que medida o Clima Equatorial Húmido da Amazónia, fator natural abiótico, assumia papel determinante nos avanços hostis dos indígenas contra os outros habitantes da selva. Expõe-se ainda a influência do património natural amazónico, representado pelos rios Madeira e Maici-Mirim e pelo coberto florestal, na dinâmica eco-humana da selva, na sorte das personagens e na tessitura da história.
This chapter addresses an ecocritical approach to the second Ferreira de Castro’s novels set on the south of the Brasilien Amazon. Its core subject was thepacification of the fearful Parintintin, undertaken by the General Rondon’s “civilized men” at the beginning of the 1920’s. We analyze to what extent the Amazon Equatorial Climate, a primary environmental factor, played a prevailing role in the native threats towards other Amazonian inhabitants. We also examine the Amazon heritage portrayed in this narrative, represented by the rivers Madeira and MaiciMirim and by the vegetation, as well as its influence on the Human Ecology dynamics of the jungle, the characters’ fortune and the story’s construction.
| Original language | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Amazónia: |
| Subtitle of host publication | Reflexos do lugar nas Literaturas Portuguesa e Brasileira |
| Place of Publication | Lisboa |
| Publisher | Colibri |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 47-64 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-989-566-005-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Ecocrítica
- Ecologia Humana
- Clima amazónico
- Floresta amazónica
- Índios Parintintins
- Ecocriticism
- Human Ecology
- Amazon Climate
- Amazon rainforest
- Indians Parintintins