Images of “princes” and “princesses” can be found in a number of Florbela Espanca’s works. Indeed in some poems she goes as far as to represent herself as such, highlighting these terms in both titles and content, notably, in two sonnets. Our intention here is to analyze these representations first as something recurrent in European literature and then by examining the way Florbela takes them up, deploying two very characteristic angles of her poetics, namely her values. However, we will first review the historical context in which the poetess lived, more specifically in Vila Viçosa, with its palaces and castles,which housed the last of Portugal’s kings.
Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Portugal
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Portugal
Chapter Title
Os príncipes e as princesas de Florbela
Authors
Fabio Mario da Silva, Iracema Goor
Language
Portuguese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0010-3.21
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Publication Year
2023
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Book Title
Europa: um projecto em construção
Book Subtitle
Homenagem a David Sassoli
Editors
Michela Graziani, Annabela Rita
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
306
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0010-3
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0009-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0010-3
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0011-0
Series Title
Libere carte
Series ISSN
2612-7962
Series E-ISSN
2612-7970