O regionalismo beirão de Aquilino Ribeiro em duas novelas

Abstract

Aquilino Ribeiro (1885-1963) gained notoriety in the Portuguese literary scene for addressing, in his works, the Lusitanian rural environment and, consequently, rustic characters that perform their actions in this space. The aim of this study is to show the regionalist author's perspective, taking into account his own position on the issue, the position of other critics and, yet, the way this matter is set in his texts. In order to achieve our goal, besides the link with the statements from the author and scholars of his work, we intend to make a comparative study with two of his narratives, O Malhadinhas and Mina de Diamantes, both published in 1958, in a volume named after the former. To this end, we aim to carry out an analysis that will focus on excerpts that, in our view, manifest in a clearer way the apparent regional aspect of the two books approached is this work, revealing the relationship between man and the natural and social forces of the highland Portuguese universe.