THE PREDATORY MODERNITY IN THE CHRONICLES OF LIMA BARRETO

<p>This article analyses the Lima Barreto’s chronicles “As enchentes” (1915), “A derrubada” (1914), “Sobre o desastre” (1917), “Megalomania” (1920) and “Melhoramentos” (1922), and it attempts to evaluate how the writer questions the concepts of modernity defended by the Brazilian society’s heg...

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Main Author: André Dias
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2015-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Letras da UFF
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Online Access:http://www.cadernosdeletras.uff.br/index.php/cadernosdeletras/article/view/34