LIRA, M.T.R.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2564777288533144; LIRA, Maria Thaize dos Ramos.
Resumo:
This research aims to problematize the representations of the Northeast
built by the writings of José Lins do Rego (1901-1957) and published with the
1930 novel. More precisely, the book Engenho's Boy (1932),
composing the so-called “Sugarcane Cycle” in the work of Zé Lins, to understand
as the Northeast is (re) presented in that book. The 1930 novel became
emblematic for emphasizing the northeastern reality, in which several intellectuals narrated
everyday situations, taking into account the characteristic elements of their region. Among
novelists of this period, José Lins do Rego stood out for portraying aspects of the
northeastern sugar society, in particular the decay of the mills and the rise
from the plant. In this sense, its representation of the region is based on a narrative
and nostalgic memory that turned the sugar mill into an element
definer of the Northeast. In theoretical terms, according to Roger's proposition
Chartier, use will be made of the concept of representation. Thus, through the
written by José Lins do Rego, this paper aims to relate the history and the
noting the contributions that such interdisciplinary dialogue provides to the
scientific knowledge