The Witch and the Baron: The Witch and the Baron: Reminiscences of Heresy and of the Inquisition in the novella A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, the Baron of Piratininga
This article aims to analyze the book A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by 19th-century Romantic writer Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, known as the Baron of Piratininga. This narrative dialogues both with the classical literary tradition and with oral stories from popular sources, as a part of the “Faustian f...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | UFU |
| Repositório: | Letras & letras (Online) |
| Idioma: | Português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/70947 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/letraseletras/article/view/70947 |
| Nível de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Feiticeira Barão de Piratininga Heresia Inquisição Antônio Joaquim da Rosa Sorceress Baron of Piratininga Heresy Inquisition |
| Resumo: | This article aims to analyze the book A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by 19th-century Romantic writer Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, known as the Baron of Piratininga. This narrative dialogues both with the classical literary tradition and with oral stories from popular sources, as a part of the “Faustian fabric”, which, in the words of Jerusa Pires Ferreira, is based mainly on diabolical pacts. The countless punishments given to character Cora Mendes, considered a witch and a heretic, can be interpreted as allegories of the Portuguese Inquisition, which used torture and terror as its most cruel mechanisms to control or eliminate its victims. |
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