O Escravo nos Anúncios de Jornais Brasileiros do Século XIX

by Gilberto Freyre

Tentativa de interpretação antropológica, através de anúncios de jornais brasileiros do século XIX, de característicos de personalidade e de formas de corpo de negros ou mestiços, fugidos ou expostos à venda, como escravos, no Brasil do século passado

396 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Gilberto de Mello Freyre (Melo Freire, in the standard orthography; Mello Freyre is archaic and proscribed by law; March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer and congressman. His best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (variously translated, but roughly The Masters and the Slaves, as on a traditional plantation). Two sequels followed, The Mansions and the Shanties: the making of modern Brazil and Order and Progress: Brazil from monarchy to republic. The trilogy is generally considered a classic of modern cultural anthropology and social history, although it is not without its critics.

Reviews

[Cicero Marra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mais um exemplo sobre como um autor deve "aprender até com as formigas", ou seja, abarcar todos os aspectos da realidade, inclusive, a dos anúncios de jornal, cuja linguagem aparentemente foi mais viva que a própria literatura do Brasil no século XIX.