Romanticism In The Tropics: Literary Motives In Brazil Of The Ninetenth Century

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the rise of romanticism in Brazil from the debates raised by novelists and critics during the nineteenth century. For this, we analyze some of the major works launched at the time, as well as we turn to a literature review on the topic. We note that Romanticism, as a literary and artistic movement, also brought to light a number of issues concerning the core themes that would create a typical native literature, the relationship of Brazilians (writers) with European culture and the very struggle for the affirmation of a national identity in a context of political reorganization and search for the values that could sustain the newly independent nation (1822).

Keywords

• Romantismo
• Literatura
• Brasil
• Nação