Ursula
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19th-century Brazilian fiction
19th-century racial politics
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Abolition movement in Brazil
African diaspora in literature
Afro-Brazilian representation
Anti-slavery Brazilian literature
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Black characters in 19th-century novels
Black resistance in colonial Brazil
Brazil's path to abolition
Brazilian colonial society
Brazilian Romantic literature
Brazilian slavery history
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Character-driven abolition stories
Colonial slave narratives
Depictions of racial injustice
Early abolitionist novels
Emotional depth in historical fiction
Enslaved voices in fiction
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Female voices in colonial settings
Female-authored classics
Feminist readings of Romanticism
Fictionalized slave narratives
Forgotten literary masterpieces
Gendered violence in fiction
Historical Brazilian novels
History of slavery in Latin America
Intersection of race and gender
Latin American literary canon
Literary fiction Brazil
Literature against slavery
Middle Passage narratives
Patriarchy in Brazilian literature
Power dynamics in colonial households
Pre-abolitionist writings
Romance and resistance themes
Romantic heroines and injustice
Romantic-era women writers
Slavery and colonial trauma
Slavery in Brazilian fiction
Slavery under Portuguese rule
Stories of enslaved Africans
Stories of injustice and survival
Testimonies of oppression
Voice and resistance in literature
Women and resistance in fiction
Women writers against oppression
Women's struggle for autonomy
Product details
- ISBN 9781951470098
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions: 139 x 213mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jan 2022
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Written within the literary conventions of the Romantic movement and published decades before other Brazilian abolitionist novels, Úrsula (1859) offers a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of enslaved African and Afro-Brazilian characters. While readers follow the story of the plantation owner's daughter Úrsula, her doomed romance with Tancredo, and her uncle's diabolical schemes to entrap her in marriage, the novel's power lies in Reis's characterization of the enslaved Africans Tulio, Susana, and Antero. Shown in all their humanity as they narrate their personal histories and give voice to the abuse and injustices they have endured, these characters tell of the horrors of the Middle Passage, the daily indignities they face, and the brutality of their masters.
