NATURALISM WITH QUOTATION MARKS: 'BOM-CRIOULO', BY ADOLFO CAMINHA, HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF LITERARY CREATION

Authors

  • Leonardo Mendes UERJ

Keywords:

Caminha, Adolfo. Naturalism. Male homosexuality

Abstract

This is a study about the theoretical and ethical challenges faced by Brazilian writer Adolfo Caminha during the composition of Bom-Crioulo (1895), his novel about male homosexuality. The solutions he created suggest the predominance of an emotional stance in the protagonist characterization. They allow him to tone down Naturalism, as well as explore, in a sympathetic and pioneering way, the thoughts of a homosexual character.

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Author Biography

Leonardo Mendes, UERJ

Doutor em Letras pela University of Texas at Austin, Estados Unidos, é Professor Adjunto de Literatura Inglesa na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Publicou: O retrato do imperador: negociação, sexualidade e romance naturalista no Brasil. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, 2000.

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Published

2004-06-19

How to Cite

Mendes, L. (2004). NATURALISM WITH QUOTATION MARKS: ’BOM-CRIOULO’, BY ADOLFO CAMINHA, HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF LITERARY CREATION. Gragoatá, 8(14). Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33444

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 14 (2003): BODIES, EROTICISM AND SEXUALITY

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