This article, "Machado de Assis' critical ideas", dated of 1951 and published in 1952, addresses the interest and importance of Machado as a critic, at that time a less studied facet of Dom Casmurro's author. The article identifies Machado's main reflections on his own work and also on literature in general. It is based on a quite exhaustive survey of his ideas, found in his critical work, dealing with topics such as realism; universalism, nationalism and local color; the theater and the dramatic scene; and travel literature. This is the homage Machado de Assis em linha pays to the Machadian José Aderaldo Castello, who died in 2011 at the age of 90.
José Aderaldo Castello; criticism; universalism; local color