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Gender and politics in Lima Barreto

This article analyses Lima Barreto's conceptions on domination, submission and resistance in the relationship between men and women. The research focuses on the female characters profiles, sexuality, marriages, crimes of passion, feminism - such as they are described in novels, tales and chronicles written by the author.

Gender; Lima Barreto; Politics; Feminism; Crime of Passion


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