Machado de Assis: a ditadura e o dicionário
Resumo
As crônicas publicadas por Machado de Assis no período de
setembro de 1892 a janeiro de 1894, n’A Semana, permitem estudar
um dos modos pelos quais o autor apresentou seu posicionamento
político. O governo republicano, nessa época, decretou o estado
de sítio no Rio de Janeiro, em conseqüência do embate entre as
corporações militares sobre a representatividade para a
sustentação do governo. Em dezembro de 1893, no período da
vigência da censura, a revista Gazeta de Notícias, onde as crônicas
eram editadas, ficou impedida de circular. A tensão política da
época foi explorada por Machado de Assis na crônica de 24 de
setembro – quando já tinham ocorrido os primeiros
bombardeamentos – sob a forma de metáfora. Num sonho, o
narrador se vê morto, viajando para a lua, lugar do juízo final. O
julgamento do autor sobre o regime ditatorial foi expresso nesse
contexto, representado na figura do dicionário.
The chronicles published by Machado de Assis between September 1892 and January 1894, in A Semana, set the grounds on which to study the ways the author chose to present his political stance. The city of Rio de Janeiro was declared under siege by the Republican administration at the time as a consequence of the clash among the military forces about the constituency that granted support to the administration. The magazine that published the chronicles, Gazeta de Notícias, was suspended under censorship in December 1893. The atmosphere of political tension of the time was textualized in a metaphoric mode by Machado de Assis in his chronicle of September 24th, following the first bombings. In a dream, the narrator pictures himself dead, bound to moon for facing his final judgement. The trial the author had been submitted to was thus expressed in this context, represented in the figure of a dictionary.
The chronicles published by Machado de Assis between September 1892 and January 1894, in A Semana, set the grounds on which to study the ways the author chose to present his political stance. The city of Rio de Janeiro was declared under siege by the Republican administration at the time as a consequence of the clash among the military forces about the constituency that granted support to the administration. The magazine that published the chronicles, Gazeta de Notícias, was suspended under censorship in December 1893. The atmosphere of political tension of the time was textualized in a metaphoric mode by Machado de Assis in his chronicle of September 24th, following the first bombings. In a dream, the narrator pictures himself dead, bound to moon for facing his final judgement. The trial the author had been submitted to was thus expressed in this context, represented in the figure of a dictionary.
Descrição
Biblos, Rio Grande, 18: 65-72, 2006.
Palavras-chave
Censura da imprensa, Revolta da Armada, Florianismo, História do Brasil Republicano, Press censorship, The Revolt of the Armada, Florianism, History of Republican Brazil
Citação
KOCH, A. M. Machado de Assis: a ditadura e o dicionário. BIBLOS - Revista do Instituto de Ciências Humanas e da Informação, v. 18, p. 65-72, 2006. Disponível em: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11959/brapci/22572. Acesso em: 03 jul. 2023.
