https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/5503 2026-09-12T11:03:10Z 2026-09-12T11:03:10Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50209 2026-09-11T06:18:43Z 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z

Title: Entre o erótico, o pornográfico e o obsceno: uma leitura de A Carne, de Júlio Ribeiro Abstract: This dissertation analyzes eroticism in Júlio Ribeiro’s novel A Carne (1888), examining the relationships between eroticism, pornography, obscenity, prohibition, and transgression within the context of Brazilian Naturalism. Published during a period marked by scientism, determinism, and the social transformations of the late nineteenth century, the novel became the subject of intense controversy due to the way it depicts desire and the female body. This study is based on the understanding that the erotic elements present in the narrative go beyond a simple depiction of the sexual act, as they are also linked to the moral, social, and cultural tensions that permeate the work and its critical reception. Drawing on the theoretical contributions of Georges Bataille (1988), Alexandrian (1989), Lúcia Castelo Branco (1983), Lynn Hunt (1999), and other authors, this study discusses the similarities and distinctions between eroticism, pornography, and obscenity, as well as the historically constructed nature of these categories. Furthermore, the analysis examines the notions of prohibition and transgression proposed by Bataille (1988), observing how such manifestations appear in the experiences of the characters Lenita and Barbosa throughout the narrative. The research is bibliographic and qualitative in nature and is conducted through an analytical reading of the novel, linking the historical-literary context of Naturalism, the work’s critical reception, and the representations of desire and sexuality present in the literary text. Finally, this study examines the construction of Lenita’s transgressive identity—a character who breaks with feminine norms related to the repression of desire, submission, and the social role traditionally assigned to women in the 19th century—by expressing her sexuality and exercising relative autonomy over her own body and her choices.

2026-08-07T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49723 2026-08-21T06:20:12Z 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z

Title: "Pancadas surdas do coração”: homoerotismo e culpa em O desconhecido, de Lúcio Cardoso Abstract: Based on the assumption that literature constitutes a field of disputes for access to voice, for the circulation of representations of the world and for public and critical recognition, it is understood that, in Brazil, it has historically been invested with the role of the vector of national identity. In this context, the presence of homoeroticism in Lúcio Cardoso's novel O desconhecido (1940) is revealed through the articulation between literature, religiosity, and moral repression, inscribing itself in a symbolic and political field in which various voices have been historically silenced, including homoerotic narratives. The objective of this study is to understand how Cardoso's fiction represents homoerotic desire amid social and religious prohibitions, exploring the forms of subjectivity constructed by silence, ambiguity, and introspection. The method adopted combines textual analysis of the work with a critical dialogue with theorists such as Jurandir Freire Costa, Michel Foucault, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, John Boswell, and João Silvério Trevisan, whose contributions allow us to situate the tension between homoeroticism and christian-guilt. It can be observed that the figure of the “desconhecido” protagonist embodies a subject torn by inner turmoil, guilt, and desire, reflecting the effects of the internalization of religious morality on homoerotic subjectivity. It can be concluded that the analysis of homoeroticism in O desconhecido highlights not only the repressive force of Christian tradition in Brazilian literature, but also the creative power of dissimulation, which transforms silence into a space for aesthetic and political expression. by reintegrating historically marginalized voices into literary criticism, the study contributes to the expansion of the canon and the recognition of homoerotic literature as a legitimate part of Brazilian cultural identity

2026-07-28T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49584 2026-08-18T06:20:45Z 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z

Title: Entre o estigma e a subversão: a pedagogia da maldade feminina e as tensões psicanalíticas em (re)leituras de contos de fadas clássicos Abstract: This dissertation examines the construction of female evil in classical fairy tales and in their contemporary retellings, focusing on the relationship between villainy, punishment, and gendered moral pedagogy. It argues that figures such as stepmothers, witches, and evil queens function not merely as narrative antagonists but as symbolic devices of moral discipline directed at women, particularly in relation to the body, desire, aging, and motherhood. The main objective of the study is to investigate how these characters are produced as narrative obstacles whose elimination or punishment operates as a condition for moral closure, as well as to assess whether and to what extent contemporary rewritings effectively disrupt this mechanism. The research adopts a qualitative, theoretical-analytical methodology, based on the critical reading of a corpus composed of canonical fairy tales—especially Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and The Little Mermaid—and contemporary literary, audiovisual, and performative reinterpretations. The theoretical framework brings together feminist criticism, psychoanalytic approaches, and cultural studies, mobilized in a non-dogmatic manner and with particular attention to the risks of naturalizing historically situated gender constructions. The findings indicate that, although many contemporary retellings grant villains voice, interiority, and motivation, a significant number of these narratives merely shift punishment from the moral to the psychological realm, promoting a form of humanization that ultimately neutralizes the critical potential of these figures. Genuine subversion is shown to occur only when narratives abandon the requirement of female punishment as a means of restoring symbolic order. In this regard, contemporary performative aesthetics, especially in theatre and dance, emerge as privileged spaces of resistance by suspending moral judgment and relocating conflict to a structural level. The study concludes that female evil should be understood not as an individual or psychological attribute but as a historically constructed narrative device whose critique requires dismantling the mechanisms that sustain it as a disciplinary instrument.

2026-03-25T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49541 2026-08-14T06:19:00Z 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z

Title: Sob a sobra de Fangorn: temas ecocríticos em O Senhor dos Anéis, de J.R.R. TOLKIEN Abstract: Originally published in the second half of the 20th century, the British fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings (1954, 1955) became a literary landmark whose influence on numerous other works is thematically and structurally significant. It is a mythopoetic fantasy that, alongside J.R.R. Tolkien's other works related to the world of Arda, comprises the author’s Legendarium, which, in turn, dedicated itself to creating a mythology for his country, England. The work marks the end of Tolkien's mythology by narrating the beginning of the transition from the age of elves to the age of men, which would gradually lose its “enchantment”. This research focuses on the representation of forests in The Lord of the Rings. Throughout the work, the author repeatedly uses the figure of the tree in contexts ranging from symbols of communities and bliss to beings harboring resentment for the felling of their fellow beings. For the purposes of delimiting the research, the decision was made to focus, from an ecocritical perspective, on the plot related to Fangorn Forest – where the hobbits Merry and Pippin venture after the separation of the Fellowship of the Ring – a territory inhabited by huorns and ents, the latter known as Tree Shepherds, arboreal creatures that can speak and move. The hypothesis raised here is that Tolkien weaves criticism of environmental negligence through this narrative core. The chosen path to fulfill the proposed analysis involves raising an overview of myths and fantasy, considering the latter as a kind of reformulation of the former, in order to then present the concept of mythopoetic fantasy. Following this, the intention is to present Ecocriticism and the themes of the dichotomy between anthropocentrism and ecocentrism, of wild nature and nature and silence. The presence of the aforementioned ecocritical themes was observed throughout the narrative involving Fangorn Forest and the territory of Isengard, which act as contrasting elements. To provide theoretical support for the research, researchers such as Eliade (1972), Levi-Strauss (1987), and Noguera (2018) were consulted regarding myths; Mendlesohn (2008), Grant and Clute (1999), Manlove (1975, 1982), Sangster (2023), and Jacob and Menon (2023) were consulted in the discussion related to fantasy literature and mythopoetics; and Glotfelty (1996), White (1996), Manes (1996), Garrard (2006), Krenak (2019), and Plumwood (1993) were consulted regarding ecocritical studies, as well as Brawley (2007, 2014), Jeffers (2014), and Parrilla (2021) regarding ecocritical studies on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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