A evolução da figura do herói gaúcho em três fases no tempo.

Abstract

This research examines the representation of the gaucho hero in the following fictional narratives: “Contos Gauchescos”, written by Simões Lopes Neto; the novels “Estrada Nova”, written by Cyro Martins and “A parede no escuro”, written by Altair Martins, and also the short story called “Velhos”, written by Sergio Faraco. It is considered that these narratives describe the gaucho in three different periods, presenting in these periods some characteristics related to each respectively historical era, since their first performances. In order to read some historical narratives which are related to Rio Grande do Sul, written by authors such as Julio Quevedo, Carlos Reverbel, Guilhermino César, Antônio Hohlfeldt, Regina Zilberman, Sandra Jatahy Pesavento, Décio Freitas, Augusto Meyer, among others, it was established to find a relationship between the historical context and the analyzed literature narratives. It is also analyzed the time, the space and the characters in all literature narratives, relating such aspects to the historical time of the events. Thus, it was pointed how the image of the gaucho hero was represented in theses narratives, from its insertion in the context of the South region and also from its own historical facts.