The 1930 Revolution in Brazilian Novel

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-106x/2025e68365

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In 20th century Brazilian literature, the 1930 Revolution is represented in different works. In fictional prose, there are important novels, such as S. Bernardo, by Graciliano Ramos; João Ternura, by Aníbal Machado; Olhai os lírios do campo, by Erico Verissimo; and O país do carnaval by de Jorge Amado. Historians have always addressed the 1930 Revolution as an event that reorganized Brazil’s political power without promoting a relevant social change. Despite that, literary criticism has never studied its presence in Brazilian fiction, even though that historical event is repeatedly mentioned in texts written by scholars. This paper explores how the 1930 Revolution is represented in the four novels mentioned above while also seeking to bring them closer together based on historical time. In order to do so, we used studies by Candido (1969; 2000), Lafetá (2000; 2004), Fausto (1997), and Camargo (1983), among others.

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Marcos Vinícius Teixeira, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande-MS, Brasil

Marcos Vinícius Teixeira. Professor dos cursos de Letras e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Doutor em Literatura Brasileira pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Realizou Pós-doutorado na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Autor do livro Aníbal Machado: um escritor em preparativos (2022) publicado pelo Museu do Ouro/IBRAM. É um dos líderes do grupo de pesquisa Modernismo Periférico: poéticas do século XX.

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2025-06-24

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025)

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