<b>O ensaio em perspectiva

Josyane Malta Nascimento

doi:10.4025/actascilangcult.v38i1.27774

<b>Focusing the essay

Josyane Malta Nascimento Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v38i1.27774

Keywords: essays, authorial subjectivity, literary theory

Abstract

Current article analyzes the essay genre from its very beginning in the 16^th century by Montaigne to its development throughout the following centuries. Discussions on the text of the essay and its features are foregrounded on studies by Lima, Prado Coelho and Adorno. The unstable, subjective and fragmented traits of the essay are underscored since they provide the genre with relevance and critical importance.

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Author Biography

Josyane Malta Nascimento, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Doutora em Estudos Literários e professora adjunta de Literatura de língua portuguesa no curso de Letras da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas.

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Published

2016-01-01

How to Cite

Nascimento, J. M. (2016). <b>Focusing the essay. Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, 38(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v38i1.27774

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Vol 38 No 1 (2016)

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Literature

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