A VERSÃO DO AVESSO DO MUNDO EM LOBO ANTUNES

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE LINKS THE THEME OF THE REVERSE OF THE WORLD, FEATURED IN THE NOVEL O ESPLENDOR DE PORTUGAL, BY ANTÓNIO LOBO ANTUNES, WITH SEMANTIC AND STYLISTIC ASPECTS OF MEDIEVAL PORTUGUESE LITERATURE. TAKING THE DIALECTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COLONIZER AND THE COLONIZED AS THE STARTING POINT, THIS ANALYSIS AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE WELL-KNOWN TOPOS OF THE “WORLD UPSIDE DOWN” IS REVISITED IN THE POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE NOVEL.