The characteristics of Parnassianism reside in the sentence “ art for art ”, that is, in the search for the perfection of poetic forms and in the aesthetic rigor, permeated by classical values. In view of this, Parnassian writers sought the meaning of life Read more
The Arcadian in Portugal began in 1756 with the founding of Arcadia Lusitania in the capital: Lisbon. After the Baroque artistic movement, Portuguese arcade was inspired by the Italian Arcadia, founded in 1690. It is worth remembering that Arcádia was a literary Read more
The characteristics of arcadianism reflect simplicity through the exaltation in nature proposed by arcadians. In this way, Arctic writers were concerned with demonstrating a simple and peaceful life, far from urban centers. Origin of Arcadism Arcadism is a literary school that emerged Read more
Literary Schools are the ways in which literature is divided according to the characteristics presented in each of them. This division depends, among other aspects, mainly on historical moments. Also called literary movements, literary schools are divided into eras, which are: Read more
Cortiço is a novel by Brazilian writer Aluísio de Azevedo. It was published in 1890 and is part of the naturalist movement in Brazil. The work portrays the lives of simple people in a tenement (collective housing) in Rio de Janeiro. With Read more
Impressionism was a French artistic trend with an emphasis on painting that occurred at the time of the so-called “Belle Époque” (1871-1914). This aspect played a very important role in the renewal of 20th century art, being the main driver Read more
In literary language, the verse represents each line of poetry, which together form the stanza. Poetry is a type of lyrical text that uses resources, for example, musicality, rhythm and rhymes to place greater emphasis on discourse. Stanza The set of verses Read more
The Pau-Brasil Movement is one of the modernist movements – Verde-Amarelismo or Escola da Tapir and Anthropophagic Movement – that took place in the First Phase of Modernism in Brazil, known as the “Heroic Phase”, a phase that presented different forms of patriotic Read more
The Portuguese language comes from vulgar Latin. It is adopted by about 230 million people, making it the eighth most spoken language on the planet. It is present on four continents. In addition to Brazil, Portuguese is also the language of Angola, Read more
The Generation of 45 represented a group of third generation modernist Brazilian literati. She came up with “Revista Orfeu” (1947) and had representatives in both prose and poetry. Historical context The Second World War took place between 1939 and 1945. Therefore, the Read more
