O lirismo e a sátira na obra de Manuel Antônio de Almeida

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify lyricism and satire present in Manuel Antônio de Almeida’s works. For a long time, Almeida was considered by the critic a displaced author in the romantic movement because the book Memoirs of a militia sergeant. What the critics did not notice, however, was that Almeida was not displaced. A deep study on his poems and his single novel shows that the journalist was a genuine romantic author. His book portrays not only the humor and satire present in Memoirs, but also a lyricism that the critic hás barely shown since the 19th Century. This work, therefore, seeks to reflect on the lyricism and satire present in his work, as well as the critical eye in relation to Almeida’s publications