José de Alencar entre a tribuna e a escrita: a escravidão em o tronco do ipê

Abstract

This monograph analyzes the transmission of the image of the black element and slavery in O Tronco do Ipê (1871), a romantic literary work by Ceará writer José de Alencar. The work in question was published in the context of political discussions on the approval of the called Lei do Ventre Livre, in which the author participated assiduously. We tried to verify as Alencar's political position reflects in his literary discourse, starting from the assumption that the political EU is inseparable from the literate EU. We observe the relations of casa-grande, senzala and casa-grande e senzala, seeking to outline the space reserved for black in his work, as he was portrayed and represented. In this way, we carry out a Alencarian political thought approach is then shown as black and slavery were woven in the romantic literary medium of the 19th century and finally, we analyzed the main source of this work, the novel, establishing dialogue with the authors Hebe Cristina da Silva (2004) and Zildete Lopes de Souza (2015) both of extreme importance for being dwell on the same Alencarian work.