Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar

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Autor(a) principal: Simões, David
Data de Publicação: 2012
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Perspectivas
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/perspectivas/article/view/4835
Resumo: The debate on the emancipation of slaves in the late 1860 prompted an extensive academic output on the subject of slavery. One of the exponents of this debate was José de Alencar. Novelist and conservative politician, he positioned himself against the attempted emancipation of the unborn proposed by the Lei do Ventre Livre (Law of Free Womb), in 1871. Defending a spontaneous emancipation by a social revolution of the costumes, Alencar argued that slavery had a civilizing mission and that it would, in its proper time, civilize the slave through labor, enabling him to enjoy freedom as an independent and rational been. Freedom and civilization appear as key concepts of his theory, which cannot be fully understood without considering, firstly, the construction of a national identity by the Brazilian Romanticism of the 19th century, inasmuch as Alencar was inserted in it, and, secondly, Alencar’s broader theoretical framework contained in his work, O sistema representativo (The representative system), of 1868.
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spelling Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de AlencarLiberdade e civilização no pensamento político de José de AlencarJosé de AlencarFreedomCivilizationSlaveryBrazilian political thoughtJosé de AlencarLiberdadeCivilizaçãoEscravidãoPensamento político brasileiroThe debate on the emancipation of slaves in the late 1860 prompted an extensive academic output on the subject of slavery. One of the exponents of this debate was José de Alencar. Novelist and conservative politician, he positioned himself against the attempted emancipation of the unborn proposed by the Lei do Ventre Livre (Law of Free Womb), in 1871. Defending a spontaneous emancipation by a social revolution of the costumes, Alencar argued that slavery had a civilizing mission and that it would, in its proper time, civilize the slave through labor, enabling him to enjoy freedom as an independent and rational been. Freedom and civilization appear as key concepts of his theory, which cannot be fully understood without considering, firstly, the construction of a national identity by the Brazilian Romanticism of the 19th century, inasmuch as Alencar was inserted in it, and, secondly, Alencar’s broader theoretical framework contained in his work, O sistema representativo (The representative system), of 1868.A discussão sobre a emancipação do escravo no final da década de 1860 suscitou vasta produção bibliográfica a respeito do tema da escravidão. Um dos expoentes desse debate foi José de Alencar. Romancista e político conservador, ele posicionou-se contra a tentativa de emancipação dos nascituros, proposta pela Lei do Ventre Livre, em 1871. Defendendo uma emancipação espontânea, pela revolução social dos costumes, Alencar argumentou que a escravidão possuía uma missão civilizatória e que, a seu tempo, permitiria ao escravo civilizar-se pelo trabalho, habilitando-o a apreciar a liberdade como ser independente e racional. Liberdade e civilização aparecem como conceitos chave de sua elaboração teórica, os quais não podem ser perfeitamente compreendidos sem levar-se em consideração, primeiramente, a construção de uma identidade nacional pelo romantismo brasileiro do século XIX, visto que Alencar nela se inseriu e, em segundo lugar, o arcabouço teórico mais amplo de José de Alencar contido em sua obra política, O sistema representativo, de 1868.Universidade Estadual Paulista / UNESP2012-02-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/perspectivas/article/view/4835Perspectivas: Revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 40 (2011)1984-02410101-3459reponame:Perspectivasinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPporhttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/perspectivas/article/view/4835/4082Copyright (c) 2012 Perspectivas: Revista de Ciências Sociaisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSimões, David2012-02-15T17:12:13Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4835Revistahttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/perspectivasPUBhttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/perspectivas/oai||lahuerta@fclar.unesp.br1984-02410101-3459opendoar:2012-02-15T17:12:13Perspectivas - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
Liberdade e civilização no pensamento político de José de Alencar
title Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
spellingShingle Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
Simões, David
José de Alencar
Freedom
Civilization
Slavery
Brazilian political thought
José de Alencar
Liberdade
Civilização
Escravidão
Pensamento político brasileiro
title_short Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
title_full Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
title_fullStr Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
title_full_unstemmed Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
title_sort Freedom and civilization in the political thought of José de Alencar
author Simões, David
author_facet Simões, David
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Simões, David
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv José de Alencar
Freedom
Civilization
Slavery
Brazilian political thought
José de Alencar
Liberdade
Civilização
Escravidão
Pensamento político brasileiro
topic José de Alencar
Freedom
Civilization
Slavery
Brazilian political thought
José de Alencar
Liberdade
Civilização
Escravidão
Pensamento político brasileiro
description The debate on the emancipation of slaves in the late 1860 prompted an extensive academic output on the subject of slavery. One of the exponents of this debate was José de Alencar. Novelist and conservative politician, he positioned himself against the attempted emancipation of the unborn proposed by the Lei do Ventre Livre (Law of Free Womb), in 1871. Defending a spontaneous emancipation by a social revolution of the costumes, Alencar argued that slavery had a civilizing mission and that it would, in its proper time, civilize the slave through labor, enabling him to enjoy freedom as an independent and rational been. Freedom and civilization appear as key concepts of his theory, which cannot be fully understood without considering, firstly, the construction of a national identity by the Brazilian Romanticism of the 19th century, inasmuch as Alencar was inserted in it, and, secondly, Alencar’s broader theoretical framework contained in his work, O sistema representativo (The representative system), of 1868.
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