Abstract
Os dois últimos romances machadianos distinguem-se por terem um autor ficcional comum, o Conselheiro Aires. Obedecem, no entanto, a uma forma literária diferente: Esaú e Jacó, ao romance, sendo a narração atribuída a um narrador omnisciente, em terceira pessoa; Memorial de Aires, ao diário, narrativa em nome próprio e que se mostra em curso de escrita.
Apesar da diferença de forma narrativa, é possível reconhecer-lhes características comuns. Neste texto, discutirei o modo como a forma livro é tratada nestes romances finais de Machado de Assis, defendendo, a este propósito, ser possível delimitar um projecto literário próprio do Conselheiro Aires, identificável e isolável no universo da poética machadiana.
The last two novels by Machado de Assis have the same fictional author, Counselor Aires. The form of these two books is, however, different: in Esau and Jacob, the narration is attributed to an omnipresent narrator, in the third person; Counselor Ayres' Memorial, on its side, takes the form of a diary, a narrative in the author's own name, a book in the process of writing.
Despite the different narrative form of the books, it is possible to identify, in these two books, a common style that characterizes Counselor Aires. In this text, I will discuss how the book form is considered by Machado de Assis, arguing that Counselor Aires has a proper literary project, autonomous from the others Machado fictional authors and from Machado de Assis himself.
Apesar da diferença de forma narrativa, é possível reconhecer-lhes características comuns. Neste texto, discutirei o modo como a forma livro é tratada nestes romances finais de Machado de Assis, defendendo, a este propósito, ser possível delimitar um projecto literário próprio do Conselheiro Aires, identificável e isolável no universo da poética machadiana.
The last two novels by Machado de Assis have the same fictional author, Counselor Aires. The form of these two books is, however, different: in Esau and Jacob, the narration is attributed to an omnipresent narrator, in the third person; Counselor Ayres' Memorial, on its side, takes the form of a diary, a narrative in the author's own name, a book in the process of writing.
Despite the different narrative form of the books, it is possible to identify, in these two books, a common style that characterizes Counselor Aires. In this text, I will discuss how the book form is considered by Machado de Assis, arguing that Counselor Aires has a proper literary project, autonomous from the others Machado fictional authors and from Machado de Assis himself.
Translated title of the contribution | Like a compass. : Counselor aires and the book form in Machado de Assis |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Article number | e259191 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Machado de Assis em Linha |
Volume | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Conselheiro Aires
- Livro
- Romance
- Diário
- Legibilidade
- Counselor Aires
- Book
- Novel
- Diary
- Readability