História, literatura e gênero: o protagonismo feminino no século XIX a partir das perspectivas de Lalau e Capitu

Abstract

This work intends, from the analysis of the literary works Casa Velha (1885) and Dom Casmurro (1899) by Machado de Assis, to investigate the trajectory of the female characters Lalau and Capitu, within the literary / social context in which they are inserted and, by consequently, the reflections carried out aim to recognize, therefore, how the social, more specifically the familiar structure, is reflected in the novel of the 19th century. The observations of this work are based on the critical theories of John Gledson (1986, 1991), Mary Del Priore (1997), Roberto Schwarz (2000), Antonio Candido (1998), Alfredo Bosi (1999), among others. In short, this research traces encounters and disagreements between characters who are inserted in fiction trapped in the network of patriarchy.