Gomes Leal e a recepção de suas obras pelas páginas dos periódicos brasileiros

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze some aspects of the little-known relationship between the Portuguese poet Antônio Duarte Gomes Leal (1848-1921) and Brazil, taking the Brazilian periodical press as a corpus. To this end, searches were carried out in the Hemeroteca Nacional Digital, of the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, for references to the poet; and collection of the reception of different works by the author, among them, Claridades do Sul (1875), his first major production, with great repercussion on the pages of the main press outlets in the second half of the 19th century in Brazil. We also look for the author's collaborations and republications in the Brazilian press. Gomes Leal, appeared as a contributor to some Brazilian periodicals, such as Jornal do Brasil and d’O Paiz, large periodicals from the capital, and A Razão, from Sergipe, and A Gazeta da Paraíba, newspapers from other provinces and of shorter duration. Based on the analysis of texts published in periodicals in the collection of the National Library of Rio de Janeiro and reference works, we seek to strengthen the relationship between the poet Gomes Leal and Brazil, as well as analyze aspects of modernity that emerged in Portuguese literature, being perceived by Brazilian literary criticism