Marques Rebelo: um modernista carioca e esquecido

Abstract

This study proposes the investigation on how Marques Rebelo is inscribed in the carioca urban narrative, and the survey on how he is related to the general lines of the Modernist movement of the 1930s. The historical frame of reference of the 1930s in the world, in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro was carried out In order to situate the said movement. The often mentioned rescue of the literary tradition in the novel of the 30s was studied in the dialogue that the author develops with Manuel Antônio de Almeida, João do Rio and Lima Barreto. Marques Rebelo s novels were also studied through their comparison with the novel Salgueiro, written by the contemporary author Lúcio Cardoso. By prioritizing the novels Marafa and A estrela sobe, by Marques Rebelo, this research work was directed to several objectives, among which was the examination of the presence of the most meaningful trends of the novel of the 30s in the author s production, and the search of the traits that shaped the tradition of the carioca urban narrative.