As correntezas do amor

A Guerra do Paraguai (1864-1870) nas Cartas de Custódio de Melo à sua noiva prometida Janú

Authors

  • Tiago Araújo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/emtempos.v0i10.20092

Keywords:

Correspondence, Paraguayan War, Nation

Abstract

The article entitled “In the currents of love: The Paraguayan War (1864-1870) in the Letters from Custódio de Melo to his promised bride, Janú”, presented elements of a
private nature for the study of the plantation dispute. The author narrates the war event from two points of view. The first reveals that the combatants went to war motivated by personal issues, in other words, in search of military promotions and stipend payments. The second point of view, associated the conflict with the day-to-day aspect, presenting the battlefields as spaces where the suffering and pain is caused by the difficulties imposed by the conflict. As such, we reflect about the limits of the imperial political project with regard to the elaboration of images and ideas of Brazil. The sources indicate that the governmental initiative advances upon individual interests, by not assuring the desired homeland love.

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References

CARVALHO, José Murilo de. Pontos e Bordados: Escritos de História e Política. Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG, 1988.

HOBSBAWM, Eric & RANGER, Terencer (orgs). A Invenção das Tradições. Tradução de Celina Cardim Cavalcante. 3ª edição. Rio de Janeiro: Paz e Terra, 2002.

MELO, Custódio de. Cartas de Custódio de Melo a sua noiva prometida Janú. Rio de Janeiro: Serviço de Documentação da Marinha, 1963.

Published

2011-02-03

How to Cite

ARAÚJO, Tiago. As correntezas do amor: A Guerra do Paraguai (1864-1870) nas Cartas de Custódio de Melo à sua noiva prometida Janú. Em Tempo de Histórias, [S. l.], n. 10, 2011. DOI: 10.26512/emtempos.v0i10.20092. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/emtempos/article/view/20092. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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