Cenas Brasileiras: o retrato de Rachel de Queiroz em seu cronicário.

Abstract

Early contact with the books did Rachel de Queiroz become a great writer. Consecrated novelist, author of works such as O quinze (1930) and Memorial de Maria Moura (1992), Rachel also highlighted the relentless publication of chronic, activity that accompanied him throughout his career. In the case of a previously discredited and nondescript to some critics and the few surveys and studies on this facet of Ceará genre writer, was curiosity, challenge and desire to work the cronicário Rachel. Therefore, this work aims in studying chronic: "Seca"; "Amor à primeira vista" and "Os filhos que eu nunca tive" that comprise the book Cenas Brasileiras (2002) as well as studying the recurring themes in selected chronic and chronic discuss the importance of the literary system produced by Rachel de Queiroz. From this interpretive analysis, also identified in addition to the stated objectives, how was the interweaving of themes like love, the human condition and dry between chronic studied and other works of the writer. For this study, knowledge was needed about the genre, our object of study, as well as information about Rachel de Queiroz, thus the corpus of this research is theoretical frameworks: Eduardo Portella (2002); Jorge de Sá (2005); Massaud Moisés (1985); Antonio Candido (1996); Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna (2000) and Socorro Acioli (2003)