Lúcia, Sofia e Lenita: três mulheres brasileiras do século XIX (perfis do feminino por José de Alencar, Machado de Assis e Júlio Ribeiro)

Abstract

Analizing the behavior of three characters of the eight hundreds in Brazil Lúcia, Sofia and Lenita, it will be pointed out as the woman body was approached regarding eroticism and sexuality by José de Alencar (Lucíola), Machado de Assis (Quincas Borba) and Júlio Ribeiro (A carne). We will focus on the way those characters used their bodies as an object of pleasure to accomplish their goals and satisfy their desires, transgressing or not moral codes and standards in force.