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RUBIÃO, ENEMY OF HIMSELF: A STUDY ON INNER-SELF REPRESENTATION IN MACHADO DE ASSIS'S QUINCAS BORBA 2 2 In this article I make use of material from, and dialogue with my master's thesis "A interioridade em abismo: estudo sobre o discurso indireto livre e a crise da forma em Quincas Borba" (2016).

Abstract

This article purposes a critical study about Machado de Assis's Quincas Borba by considering the discursive interconnection between the protagonist, Rubião, and the narrator. Therefore, we compare two versions of the novel: the serial version, published in A Estação (1886-1891), and the book version, published in 1891. Differences between the two suggest that free indirect speech is essential to the author's writing process, whose narrative technique suggests the modern objectifying of men by men.

Keywords:
Machado de Assis; Quincas Borba; free indirect speech

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