A “missão” na literatura: a redução jesuítica em A fonte de O tempo e o vento

Abstract

his work has as its central problem the analysis of the episode A fonte of the novel O continente, the trilogy O tempo e o vento Erico Verissimo, within the intellectual debate developed during the years 1930-1940 between the lusitanian matrix (Moisés Vellinho) and the platinum matrix (Manoelito of Ornellas) of the historiography “gaucha” on the importance of Sete Povos das Missões in the formation of Rio Grande do Sul. Its main objective is to examine the relevance of missionary region in the construction of ethno-cultural identity of South of Rio Grande territory from problematizations developed by Erico Verissimo in his novel. The relevance of this study is justified by the fact there are not many academic studies taking as a basis the specific episode A fonte inside context of the mentioned historiographical debate 30s. The theme was built in the first place, from the historical context in that Erico Verissimo lived and produced his trilogy, trying to show in this way the roots and soil characteristics and climate in which this “literary tree” was conceived, drafted, written and published. Secondly, we tried to explore the episode A fonte to establish a dialogue between the possible relationship of the fictional narrative text with the historiographical narrative text on the historical knowledge building development process