Between Courage and Fear

An Analysis of A hora e vez de Augusto Matraga

Authors

  • Célia Marília Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Rosanne Bezerra de Araújo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21680/1983-2435.2018v3n2ID13436

Keywords:

Narrative, Fear, Courage, Power

Abstract

The present research proposes a reading of the novel A hora e vez de Augusto Matraga by João Guimarães Rosa, published in Sagarana in 1946. This study will carry out the analysis of the established relationship between fear and courage throughout the narrative and the social relations represented by this series. The aim of this article is to show that fear moves the narrative while the characters, especially Nhô Augusto, are annihilated by it. Conversely, it is this very feeling that gives them the strength to proceed. Based on this understanding, we will seek to develop a discussion on how the category of fear can denote certain social relations, not only in an isolated way, but also linked to courage and power. To do so, Jean Delumeau’s História do medo no ocidente (2009) and Massaud Moisés’ A criação literária (2012) will theoretically base our discussion.

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Author Biographies

Célia Marília Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DEPARTAMENTO DE LETRAS

Rosanne Bezerra de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DEPARTAMENTO DE LINGUAS E LITERATURAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS

Published

10-06-2018

How to Cite

SILVA, C. M.; DE ARAÚJO, R. B. Between Courage and Fear: An Analysis of A hora e vez de Augusto Matraga. Odisseia, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. p. 1 – 15, 2018. DOI: 10.21680/1983-2435.2018v3n2ID13436. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/article/view/13436. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

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