The trajectory of the Goncourt brothers in the french literary field

Authors

  • Zadig Gama Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35921/jangada.v11i1.520

Keywords:

Goncourt brothers, Literary field, Trajectory, Naturalism

Abstract

This article reconstructs the trajectory of brothers Edmond (1822-1896) and Jules (1830-1870) de Goncourt, including the years of preparation of their first works, their effective entry into the French literary field and the production of Edmond without the collaboration of his brother, who died in 1870. Taking as a basis the Sociology of literature and the History of book and publishing, we first observe the artistic inclinations and the successive bets of the Goncourt brothers on different themes and literary genres. This allows us to subsequently describe and analyze their choice of publishers for the publication of their works. Starting from the presentation of the conditions of production of the Goncourt brothers’ work in the French literary field, the establishment of their names in a position of relative recognition and prestige is discussed.

Author Biography

Zadig Gama, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Professor substituto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Doutor em Letras Neolatinas (literaturas de língua francesa) na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), com estágio doutoral na Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III. Possui Mestrado em Letras Neolatinas (literaturas de língua francesa) (UFRJ), Especialização em Tradução em língua francesa (UERJ), Especialização em Design Instrucional (SENAC-SP) e Licenciatura em Letras Português-Francês (UFRJ).

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Published

2023-10-30

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Gama, Z. (2023). The trajectory of the Goncourt brothers in the french literary field. Jangada crítica | Literatura | Artes, 11(1), e110114. https://doi.org/10.35921/jangada.v11i1.520

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023): A pesquisa nos Estudos Literários

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Varia