“Locus amoenus, Locus horrendus’: colonial landscapes of Amazonia in 18th century (1751-1759)

Authors

  • Thiago Gonçalves Souza Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/cadletrasuff.2019n58a644

Keywords:

Locus amoenus/Locus horrendus, State of Grão-Pará e Maranhão, Pombaline Amazonia.

Abstract

Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado and Teotônio da Silva Gusmão employ, in their letters, the Locus amoenus and Locus horrendus’ topoi to describe the landscape of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão. Our analysis, in this article, aims to show that, more than an usage of commonplaces, this description take part in pombaline politics to land occupation and organization.

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Author Biography

Thiago Gonçalves Souza, Universidade Federal do Pará

Pesquisador bolsista (Programa Nacional de Pós-Doutorado - CAPES) junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal do Pará.

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Published

2019-07-12

How to Cite

SOUZA, T. G. “Locus amoenus, Locus horrendus’: colonial landscapes of Amazonia in 18th century (1751-1759). Caderno de Letras da UFF, v. 29, n. 58, p. 11-23, 12 Jul. 2019.

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Vol. 29 No. 58 (2019): The representation of nature in literature

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