LEVANTADO DO CHÃO: novel fiction as history

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https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i31.131892

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Saramago, portuguese literature, history, ideology

Abstract

This essay analyses the historical implications of the first renowned novel by José Saramago, Levantado do chão. I discuss the novel’s approach to the representation of the subject, as well as the fictional review of the historical hegemonic discourse, and the concepts of identity, justice, and social disparity as relevant aspects to achieve freedom of speech, and a new perspective in the history of Portugal. Even though Saramago has published books until recently, given late events in contemporary history, it seems important to take another look at the criticism Saramago developed in this work. With this in mind, I take a closer look on this novel, and compare it with other works by Saramago, as well as Verissimo’s and García Márquez’s seminal works. 

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  • Ana Leticia Fauri, Emory University

    Ana Leticia Fauri é doutora em Estudos Portugueses e Brasileiros, pela Brown University, de Providence, RI, EUA, e em Letras – Teoria Literária, pela PUCRS de Porto Alegre, Brasil. Professora convidada nos programas acadêmicos luso-americanos Study in Portugal Network (FLAD), e UMass in Lisbon / API, em Lisboa, Portugal, será, a partir de agosto de 2017, professora visitante do programa de Português da Emory University, em Atlanta, GA. Seus principais interesses concentram-se nas áreas de literaturas lusófonas, teoria e crítica literária, especialmente nas discussões ligados à identidade, ideologia e memória literária, e o papel do arquivo na leitura de textos históricos e de ficção. Faz parte do grupo de investigadores do CLEPUL, iniciou a organização do acervo do historiador brasilianista Thomas Skidmore e o do escritor Luís Fernando Verissimo, e integrou o grupo de pesquisa do Acervo Literário de Erico Verissimo, entre 1996 a 2006. Prepara neste momento a edição da sua segunda tese de doutorado, sobre a influência da censura e da repressão na produção literária portuguesa durante o Estado Novo. 

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Published

2017-12-20

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2017): Literatura e política nos países de língua portuguesa

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Dossiê 31: Literatura e Política nos países de língua portuguesa

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FAURI, Ana Leticia. LEVANTADO DO CHÃO: novel fiction as history. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 18, n. 1, p. 155–173, 2017. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i31.131892. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/131892.. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2024.