DROUGHT, MISERY AND ILLEGAL ENSLAVEMENT IN THE NOVEL HUNGER (1890) BY RODOLFO TEÓFILO

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https://doi.org/10.32748/revec.v10i24.21317

Abstract

The novel A Famine, by Rodolfo Teófico, paints a detailed portrait of the social effects of the drought on the poor and miserable people of Ceará, in the calamitous years between 1877 and 1879. The plot of the novel seeks to reconstruct the trajectory of a family of ruined landowners who became joins the crowds of country people heading towards the capital, Fortaleza, but also provides the reader with a series of scenes, characters and situations marked by cruelty, at a time of great social disorder. The novel's plot provides a rare example of the mechanisms used to achieve the enslavement of free people. From a historical perspective, based on research and current historiography dedicated to the subject, our analysis will focus on examining the way in which the book deals with this topic.

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Antonia Márcia Nogueira Pedroza, Cariri Regional University

PhD in Social History from the Graduate Program in History at the Federal University of Ceará, Master in History from the Graduate Program in History at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Graduated in History from the Regional University of Cariri. She currently works as a researcher at CEDOCC/URCA/FUNCAP/CNPq, coordinating the research project research project “As fronteiras entre vidas e liberdades vulneráveis e a escravização ilegal no Ceará” (The borders between vulnerable lives and freedoms and illegal enslavement in Ceará). Documentation Center - CEDOCC of the Regional University of Cariri-URCA and funded by the Regional Scientific and Technological Development Program - PDCTP. Development Program PDCTR (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq / Ceará Foundation for the Support of Foundation - FUNCAP).

Published

2024-10-04

How to Cite

PEDROZA, Antonia Márcia Nogueira. DROUGHT, MISERY AND ILLEGAL ENSLAVEMENT IN THE NOVEL HUNGER (1890) BY RODOLFO TEÓFILO. Revista de Estudos de Cultura, São Cristóvão, v. 10, n. 24, p. 1–18, 2024. DOI: 10.32748/revec.v10i24.21317. Disponível em: https://ufs.emnuvens.com.br/revec/article/view/21317. Acesso em: 23 apr. 2026.