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Amelia Gomes de Azevedo: uma mulher de letras na Província do Rio de Janeiro em fins do século XIX

2022; Essentia Editora; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.19180/1809-2667.v24n32022p882-899

1809-2667

Paula Aparecida Martins Borges Bastos,

Urban Development and Societal Issues

This study intends to rescue the name of Amelia Gomes de Azevedo, a letters woman from the north of the Province of Rio de Janeiro. She published in newspapers in her region and in the capital. Her reputation as a writer and literare was consolidated when she received prizes in literary contests in Europe, with texts written in French. She published two books: Rumorejos do Monte Himalaya and Mercedes, the latter launched initially as a serial. His literary performance took place mainly in the 1890s, a period of intense social changes in the country, which is reflected mainly in the work Mercedes, currently a rare book.