Camilo Castelo Branco, autor da literatura de cordel
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Universidade de Vigo
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ISSN: 0018-2176
Year of publication: 2020
Volume: 88
Issue: 1
Pages: 53-69
Type: Article
More publications in: Hispanic review
Abstract
The narrative Maria! Não Me Mates, Que SouTuaMãe!, published anonymously by the Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco in 1848, continues to seduce listeners and readers with very different backgrounds and tastes. This text, one of the first prose works by the author of the famous romantic novel Amor de Perdição 1862, appeared in a cordel pamphlet. Its great success is demonstrated by the numerous editions published between 1848 and 1852. In this article, I interpret this work in the context of Camilo’s literary production and Portuguese and European culture of the mid-nineteenth century.