Abstract:In this article I examine the first publication by Monteiro Lobato. In conducting an analysis of O Saci-Pererê: resultado de um inquérito [Saci-Pererê ( a black, pipe-smoking one-legged character from Brazilian folklore): the result of an inquiry] I seek to discern the features of what can be described as the political metaphysics of character, by entering into a dialogue with the ideas of Freud. My aim is to set out from a private standpoint to understand Brazil, and perhaps by conducting a more comprehensive… Show more
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