Os segredos de um arquivo literário: contos inéditos de Maria de Lourdes Abreu de Oliveira

Abstract

This research aims at producing an Edition Princeps, when a text is published for the first time, and a Diplomatic Edition, when an accurate and traditional transcription is done of all elements present in a literary document such as abbreviation, punctuation, paragraphs, and word and writing preservation. The text chosen for this work brings together ten short stories which focus on the narrative space of the town Juiz de Fora, written by Minas Gerais author Maria de Lourdes Abreu de Oliveira from 1958 to 2003. This genetic dossier is partly kept by Murilo Mendes Art Museum (MAMM) of Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) donated by the author, and the other part is kept in her residence in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. Oliveira’s short stories enable a critic study on individual and collective memory of the town space, giving a new meaning to it and preserving Juiz de Fora cultural memory. That memory dialogue was enhanced by theoretical studies that include personal archives and are based on the tenets of Genetic Criticism at the interface of literary theories and memory which is necessary to reveal the context behind the text.