Sociology and literary criticism

The crisis of literary criticism, an essay published by Theodor Adorno in 1953, is dedicated to important problems of Literary Studies, such as the role of the critic himself. Adorno gave a class on Social Sciences in Frankfurt, in 1968, discussing ways of studying and thinking social matters. As an ensemble, these two works are an important contribution to the debate on quality of academic production.

Formation Of The Maritime Labor Force In Brazil: Culture And Daily Life, Tradition And Resistance (1808-1850).

Formation Of The Maritime Labor Force In Brazil: Culture And Daily Life, Tradition And Resistance (1808-1850). Since the 16(th) Century, Brazil has played a major role in the rise of a new economical and social order, in which ships represented a space of struggle and contradictions among rulers, captains and sailors. This article will study the proletarization process that transformed Indians, small farmers, free and slave black people in maritime labor force in Brazil during the first half of 19(th) century.

Exploring a literary gender: the chivalry novels

Exploring a literary gender: the chivalry novels This article deals with a series of aspects related to the thematic universe of the chivalry novels, focusing on the production of the literary work from a historical perspective. The text analyzes the advent and evolution of the genre chivalry novels, presents some central elements of its internal structure, concluding with some of the social functions of this kind of literature.