A margem e o tempo: subjetivismo, universalidade e ficção

Abstract

This work is a study of universalism concepts and literary regionalism and its implications in the study of Novel.The novelistic narratives have often been categorized either as regionalist, or as universal.However, this classification is usually made arbitrarily, since the basis under which these concepts are applied are not consistent, which paves the way for the claim that these are used exclusively with marginalization purposes of certain literary manifestations. On this, the research seeks to establish other ways in which the local and the universal can be thought of in the novel, making use of the opportunities provided by the reflections of the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur about the narrative which allow us to think the novel as having dimensions that include both private as universalizing aspects of the plot. In order to check the consistency of the analysis, the study will turn to the literary works Relato de um certo Oriente, by Milton Hatoum, Beiradão, by Alvaro Maia, and Galvez Imperador do Acre by Márcio de Souza, that, wheter they have been compiled by authors from outside the major centers, they have elements that allow align them to the general panorama of the novel, while guarding features that approximate their original context of accomplishment.