Manchas de tintas sobre o papel: diálogo entre história e literatura nos contos de machado de Assis.

Abstract

Machado de Assis (1839 – 1908) is a canon author of Brazilian Literature, known for his novels, chronicles and short stories, which enchants readers to this day, he is considered one of the greatest writers in our country. In view of this, this work aims to investigate the interaction between History and Literature in the works of Machado de Assis, with a focus on the author's short stories. The goal is to understand how the author interpreted and inserted the complex social relationships among individuals in his works. The research is based on the premise that Machado's literary production reflects and dialogues with the historical context of 19th century Brazil, analyzing the dynamics of nineteenth-century society and the Rio Court in Machado's stories, exploring urban aspects, customs and social stratification, and how Machado de Assis, in his stories, inserts characters and their actions into his lived time, providing not only an aesthetic vision, but also a deeper understanding of the social, political and economic relations of 19th century Brazil.