Maria Sara as a relevant character

figuration of a new feminine by José Saramago in the portuguese novel

Authors

  • Maristela Kirst de Lima Girola UNILASALLE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-847X_12_8

Keywords:

José Saramago, The History of the Siege of Lisbon, character, portuguese patriarchy

Abstract

This essay aims to analyse the Saramago’s feminine character Maria Sara of The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989), showing how the writer represents the woman in the Portuguese literature in a different way, comparing with old fictional modes connected to female domesticity ideology. The study intents demonstrate the construction of this new fictional feminine figuration analyzing narrative categories as character and space in correlation. It emphasizes the love relationship between Maria Sara and Raimundo Silva, demonstrating how Saramago literary deconstructs the Portuguese patriarchy that was described in Cartilha do marialva ou das negações libertinas (1967) by José Cardoso Pires. The article shows that Saramago’s feminine characters have a strong potential of humanity and complexity.

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Published

2022-11-16