Abstract
This article will examine the (meta)narrative elements of Dom Casmurro (Machado de Assis, 1899ASSIS, Machado de. Dom Casmurro (1899). Disponível em: <Disponível em: http://machadodeassis.net/hiperTx_romances/obras/domcasmurro.htm >. Acesso em: 20 ago. 2022.
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), São Bernardo (Graciliano Ramos, 1934RAMOS, Graciliano. São Bernardo (1934). Disponível em: <Disponível em: http://lelivros.me/book/download-s-bernardo-graciliano-ramos-em-epub-mobi-e-pdf/ >. Acesso em: 20 ago. 2022.
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), A hora da estrela (Clarice Lispector, 1977LISPECTOR, A hora da estrela (1977). São Paulo, Rocco, 1998.) and Um beijo de colombina (Adriana Lisboa, 2003) which draw on the elegiac novel. Starting with a brief introduction of the main features of the elegiac novel, focusing on a reading of Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad, 1900), it will investigate how the relation between narrator and heroine, unique in each novel, challenges the hegemonic masculine narrative discourse, making use of subtle strategies to give voice to the heroine.
Keywords:
Lord Jim; Dom Casmurro; São Bernardo; A hora da estrela; Um beijo de colombina