Impressos em circulação na cidade de São Luís (1831-1841)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the process of diffusion of printed matter in São Luís, with emphasis on the titles of the area of Law, at a time of construction of the legal framework of the Empire of Brazil. In order to do so, it maps the ads published in three of the leading ludovicenses newspapers: O Publicador Official (1831-1841), Echo do Norte (1834-1836) and A Chronica Maranhense (1838-1841). In a period of increasing access to periodicals, the booksellers intensified the use of this vehicle to make public the works of their shops, pharmacies, typographies. Based on this documentation, it gathers information on the most active booksellers, the most publicized titles, prices and the repercussions of the works in circulation, based on the strategies used by the booksellers to reach the public. Finally, it analyzes other forms of dissemination of the works, like the reviews, which began to gain space in the periodicals.