Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom Casmurro
This article presents a new reading of two works by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, his first novel Ressurreição (1872) and the later Dom Casmurro (1899). It reflects on two male protagonists, Félix and Bento, and the relationships they develop with their female partners, Capitu and...
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doaj-f28d3a5da6f94a25980f3b18f4eedbda2020-12-14T14:55:34ZcatUniversitat de BarcelonaAbriu: Estudos de Textualidade do Brasil, Galicia e Portugal2014-85262014-85342019-07-010815316410.1344/abriu2019.8.824179Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom CasmurroMiquel Bota0California State University, SacramentoThis article presents a new reading of two works by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, his first novel Ressurreição (1872) and the later Dom Casmurro (1899). It reflects on two male protagonists, Félix and Bento, and the relationships they develop with their female partners, Capitu and Lívia. Through an exploration of the psychological abuse these two men inflict on their partners and how these men conform the concept of “a-relational man” by Rainer Maria Rilke, it highlights the relevance of gender violence criticism in Machado’s works.https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Abriu/article/view/29076literatura brasileña del siglo xixmachado de assisestudios de génerorainer maria rilkemasculinidadhombre a-relacional |
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Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom Casmurro |
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Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom Casmurro |
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Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom Casmurro |
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Félix and Bento: Two Cases of A-relational Masculinity in Ressurreição and Dom Casmurro |
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félix and bento: two cases of a-relational masculinity in ressurreição and dom casmurro |
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Universitat de Barcelona |
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Abriu: Estudos de Textualidade do Brasil, Galicia e Portugal |
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This article presents a new reading of two works by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, his first novel Ressurreição (1872) and the later Dom Casmurro (1899). It reflects on two male protagonists, Félix and Bento, and the relationships they develop with their female partners, Capitu and Lívia. Through an exploration of the psychological abuse these two men inflict on their partners and how these men conform the concept of “a-relational man” by Rainer Maria Rilke, it highlights the relevance of gender violence criticism in Machado’s works. |
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literatura brasileña del siglo xix machado de assis estudios de género rainer maria rilke masculinidad hombre a-relacional |
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