Sex in the slave quarters: Casa grande & senzala between essay and autobiography

Authors

  • Roberto Ventura Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i6p212-222

Keywords:

Gilberto Freyre, socio-historical essay, autobiography and memorialism.

Abstract

Gilberto Freyre recovered, in Casa-grande & senzala, the lavish lifestyle of his relatives and ancestors and sought to reconcile the Brazilian elite with their slavery-bound past and authoritarian present. His interpretation of Brazil can be read as a sexual autobiography, in which the sociologist-writer gives a historical explanation for his enthusasm for mulatto women.

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Published

2002-12-06

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 6 (2002)

Section

Essays

How to Cite

Ventura, R. (2002). Sex in the slave quarters: Casa grande & senzala between essay and autobiography. Literatura E Sociedade, 7(6), 212-222. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i6p212-222