Uma análise comparativa das obras Dois irmãos, de Milton Hatoum, Esaú e Jacó, de Machado de Assis

Abstract

This monograph aims to compare the novels Esau and Jacob by Machado de Assis and Two Brothers by Milton Hatoum, using comparative literature studies to consider structural and thematic aspects of the narratives. From a thematic point of view, the biblical story of Esau and Jacob was taken as the main intertext, understood as an archetypal recurrence of the myth of the double, also present in the narrative of Cain and Abel. Initially, comparative literature is discussed, highlighting its principles and theoretical approaches. Then, an approach is made to the novels Esau and Jacob and Two Brothers, highlighting the literary trajectories of their renowned authors, the realist Machado de Assis and the contemporary Milton Hatoum, and the characteristics of the works, such as the love triangle, irony and intertextuality in Machado's novel and the memorialistic nature, biographical traits and intertextuality in Hatoum's novel. Finally, a comparative analysis of the works is carried out, emphasizing their distinct and similar aspects in narrative composition and theme, also highlighting the existence of intertextuality between the two novels and between them and biblical and mythological narratives. This research has a qualitative character and relied on theoretical contributions from the studies of Tânia Carvalhal (2006); Sandra Nitrini (2010); Lucia Miguel (1936); Roberto Schwarz (2000);