O casamento, uma instituição útil e necessária
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2011-08-08
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Verona, Elisa Maria [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Durante o século XIX, muito se discutiu acerca da questão dos casamentos. A ideia de que a prosperidade pública dependia, em grande medida, da realização de casamentos legítimos era, então, largamente defendida pela elite letrada brasileira. Por esta razão, nossos políticos, médicos, juristas e literatos se empenharam bastante na demonstração das incontáveis vantagens proporcionadas pela união conjugal e, paralelamente, dos inúmeros prejuízos que, com mais frequência, acometiam os celibatários. Vários escritores também se dedicaram ao problema da introdução do casamento civil no Brasil, motivados pela intenção de favorecer a promoção de casamentos legítimos e de tornar a legislação brasileira compatível com os princípios da liberdade civil e da tolerância religiosa. Igualmente preocupados com a prosperidade pública estavam os que se dedicaram à formação de um teatro nacional. Autores e críticos teatrais oitocentistas, fortemente influenciados pela necessidade de cooperar com a moralização da sociedade e com a correção dos costumes, produziram peças nas quais os bons exemplos eram sempre valorizados e os vícios, punidos. É nesse sentido que a produção teatral se articula com a questão dos casamentos. Nossos teatrólogos também foram fortes aliados nessa verdadeira campanha em prol da demonstração das vantagens matrimoniais, com o interesse de estimular determinados modelos de comportamento e censurar outros. Compreender as concepções de casamento defendidas nos círculos letrados brasileiros do século XIX, refletir sobre as razões que determinaram a valorização desta instituição e entender o modo como nossos teatrólogos exploraram o tema são os principais objetivos deste trabalho
During the century XIX, the marital issue was so discussed. The idea that public prosperity depended extensively on the realization of legitimate marriage, was largely supported by the Brazilian cultural society. For this reason, our politicians, doctors, lawyers and writers have engaged a lot in the demonstration of the countless benefits offered by the marital union, and even in the countless losses which more often afflicted the celibate. Several writers have also dedicated themselves to the problem of the introduction of civil marriage in Brazil, motivated by the intention to encourage the promotion of legitimate marriage and to make the Brazilian legislation compatible with the principles of civil liberty and religious tolerance. Those who devoted themselves to the formation of a national theater were also concerned with the public prosperity. Authors and theater critics from the century XVIII, strongly influenced by the need to cooperate with the moralization of society and the correction of manners, produced plays in which good examples were always valued and vice punished. In this sense, the theatrical production is linked with the marital issue. Our playwrights have also been strong allies in this legitimate campaign aiming the demonstration of the marital benefits in order to stimulate certain models of behavior and blame others. Understanding the concepts of marriage defended in Brazilian cultural classes from the nineteenth century, reflecting about the reasons for the recovery of this institution and understanding how our playwrights explored the theme are the main goals of this work
During the century XIX, the marital issue was so discussed. The idea that public prosperity depended extensively on the realization of legitimate marriage, was largely supported by the Brazilian cultural society. For this reason, our politicians, doctors, lawyers and writers have engaged a lot in the demonstration of the countless benefits offered by the marital union, and even in the countless losses which more often afflicted the celibate. Several writers have also dedicated themselves to the problem of the introduction of civil marriage in Brazil, motivated by the intention to encourage the promotion of legitimate marriage and to make the Brazilian legislation compatible with the principles of civil liberty and religious tolerance. Those who devoted themselves to the formation of a national theater were also concerned with the public prosperity. Authors and theater critics from the century XVIII, strongly influenced by the need to cooperate with the moralization of society and the correction of manners, produced plays in which good examples were always valued and vice punished. In this sense, the theatrical production is linked with the marital issue. Our playwrights have also been strong allies in this legitimate campaign aiming the demonstration of the marital benefits in order to stimulate certain models of behavior and blame others. Understanding the concepts of marriage defended in Brazilian cultural classes from the nineteenth century, reflecting about the reasons for the recovery of this institution and understanding how our playwrights explored the theme are the main goals of this work
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Casamento - História - Brasil, Casamento civil, Civil marriage
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VERONA, Elisa Maria. O casamento, uma instituição útil e necessária. 2011. 180 f. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, 2011.