Orientador: Daniela Mantarro Callipo / Resumo: Ao analisar as obras O amanuense Belmiro (1937) de Cyro dos Anjos, Caminhos cruzados (1935) e Um lugar ao sol (1936) de Erico Verissimo, percebe-se um tema comum entre elas: a representação do intelectual na sociedade, bem como a função da literatura à qual ele se dedica. A discussão acerca do intelectual perdura há séculos, visto que muitos filósofos já se debruçaram nesta temática, a fim de compreender a sua função. Julien Benda, com a obra La trahison des clercs, publicada em 1927, retoma essa discussão ao dissertar a respeito da função do intelectual, além de defender que a partir do século XX os intelectuais passaram a traí-la. A questão da função do intelectual na sociedade, principalmente na literatura, pode ser observada nas obras de Cyro dos Anjos e Erico Verissimo. Assim, esta tese tem como objetivo mostrar de que maneira esta representação se configura nas obras dos autores estudados e em quais aspectos se assemelha ao intelectual defendido por Julien Benda. A Literatura Comparada e, mais especificamente, a Comparação temática possibilitam a análise das três obras brasileiras sob a perspectiva do intelectual na década de 1930, contrapondo-as àquilo que Julien Benda defende como sendo a função do intelectual; além disso, a análise dos mitos literários de Dom Quixote e de Fausto também contribui para a compreensão da construção de algumas personagens, bem como a sua tomada de consciência em relação ao intelectual. Tanto na obra de Cyro dos Anjos, quanto nas obras de ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

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A sense of place is important to the construction, believability and success of regional mystery novels. Authentic representation of place is challenging if an author is not originally from the area being portrayed. Despite this, some authors are able to depict foreign places more comprehensively and realistically than others. Professor Gary Hausladen of the University of Nevada, Reno identifies: narrative description, dialogue, iconography, and attention to detail as the basic literary devices that convey sense of place. This thesis questions the manner in which successful mystery novelists writing about foreign places meet Hausladen's model. Specifically, do they use all four of the literary devices, which are most commonly used, which are consciously used, and what research methods and resources do they use to incorporate the literary devices. Primary and secondary data are collected through interviews and literary analyses. It is found that these authors use all four of the prescribed literary devices, that some of the literary devices are more challenging to use than others, that place establishing literary techniques are important to the authors and that the authors seek to incorporate sense of place through diverse types of intensive research.

The aim of this study is to investigate discourses related to Christianity in Swedish crime fiction. In doing this the top-selling books each year between 2004 and 2021 are examined. Furthermore, the purpose is to explore whether the identified discourses can be related to attitudes towards Christianity in Swedish society. The investigation is done using Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model for Critical Discourse Analysis. The result shows that the top-selling Swedish crime novels, written so far in the 21st century, mostly have a prejudiced attitude towards Christianity and are characterized by a general discourse of suspicion concerning this worldview. This is to some extent connected to conventions of the genre and the fact that there is a lack of nuance in what types of Christian practices that are described. It is however also notable that there is a similar discourse of suspicion towards Christianity in Swedish society.

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