Letters and fiction, a chapter of alencar’s work

Abstract

When we read the correspondence of José Martiniano de Alencar (1829-1877), we find almost three hun­dred letters of nature and distinct purposes: authentic letters from real life and fictional letters. Such epistolary texts passed through the hands of many receivers - primary or se­condary readers – for whom the epistologra­pher reserved different ways to pronounce his discourse according to the objectives of each letter. With this article, we intend to bring a reflection about the alencariana epistolary persona and think about how José de Alencar used the ability of letter’s writer also to build his romanesque plots.