Poesia e política em Júlia da Costa

Abstract

The few references to pre-20^th century works by women characterize the writing as sappy, whiny, sentimental, bland and frivolous. (MUZART, 1996) To counter these stereotypical views on the literary contributions of early women writers, this article explores the ways in which the 19^th century writer Júlia da Costa used poetry as a tool to insert herself into a field hostile to women: politics. In undertaking such an analysis, this study draws on works by de Siqueira and Dantas (1991), Muzart (1996), and Malard (2006), thinkers who reflect on the contributions of past women writers and on the relationship between literature and politics.