José de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism" (romantic tales of indigenous life incorporating vocabulary of Amerindian origin referring to flora, fauna, and tribal customs).
José de Alencar foi um escritor e político brasileiro. É notável como escritor por ter sido o fundador do romance de temática nacional.
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Fiction, History, Politics and government, Brazilian literature, Correspondence, History and criticism, Political and social views, Authors, Biography, Brazilian Authors, Elections, Portuguese language, Representative government and representation, Slavery, Women, Addresses, essays, lectures, Anthropology, Brazil, Brazil, biography, Brazil, fiction, Brazilian Folk poetry, Brazilian Novel And Short Story, Brazilian drama, Comic books, strips, European - Spanish & PortuguesePeople
José Martiniano de Alencar (1829-1877), Guarani Indians, Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910), Manoel Cavalcanti Proença (1905-1966)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL161946A
- GoodReads: 540628
- ISNI: 0000000121334526
- LibraryThing: alencarjosde
- Project Gutenberg: 33653
- VIAF: 54163536
- Wikidata: Q455703
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q455703
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Alternative names
- José Martiniano de Alencar
- Jose Martiniano de Alencar
- Erasmo
- José de Alencar
- Jose de Alencar
- José de Alencar
- Jose De Alencar
- Jose Martiniano De Alencar
- José Martiniano De Alencar
- Jose De ALENCAR
- José Alencar
- José de José de Alencar
- JOSÉ DE ALENCAR
- José de Alençar
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