Ovelhas Merinas: malditas feras - O imaginário social no teatro de QorpoSanto

Abstract

This research investigates the representation of the urban space in Qorpo-Santo s comedies based on the theory of social imaginary. The author, who wrote his works in Rio Grande do Sul, in the nineteenth century, developed a singular vision of society, using symbols that characterize the environment of the city. This study intends to demonstrate how the symbolic representation found in his works promotes some ruptures inside the imaginary of romantic literature, which was preferred by the taste of the period, and builds up a new way of representing the social group. It s a discussion that involves different subjects, like Literature, History and Sociology, and that s inserted in the context of studies about regional culture.