A revolta da casa dos ídolos: the past as an allegory of the present

Authors

  • Donizeth Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/rlhm.v9i13.8178

Keywords:

Literatura angolana, drama histórico, alegoria

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the allegoric relation that can be established between the historical drama A revolta da casa dos ídolos, from the Angolan writer Pepetela, which takes place in the beginning of sixteenth century at ancient kingdom of Congo, into the Angolan political context of 1979, a period in which the work was written as well as establishing relationship between it and Mayombe, other literary work  from the writer, published in the same period.

Published

06-04-2014

How to Cite

SANTOS, D. A revolta da casa dos ídolos: the past as an allegory of the present. Journal of Literature, History and Memory, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 13, 2014. DOI: 10.48075/rlhm.v9i13.8178. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/rlhm/article/view/8178. Acesso em: 16 may. 2025.

Issue

Section

DOSSIÊ DIÁLOGOS TRANSATLÂNTICOS: INTER-RELAÇÕES ENTRE BRASIL E PORTUGAL