OS TIMBIRAS: A FAILED PROJECT

Abstract

Os timbiras, by Gonçalves Dias, due to its condition of a poem that remained incomplete, is analysed taking into account its original conception, the circunstances in which it was published and the stage of elaboration it was when printed. Its critical reception, as well as the motivations and consequences of the author’s option for the epic form, are also studied.

Keywords

• romantismo
• modernidade
• epopeia.