“Monstro devorador do gênio”

confrontos entre imprensa e intelectuais brasileiros na pasagem do século

Abstract

This article analyzes the Brazilian cultural context during the late
nineteenth to the twentieth century, from a literary comparativism
perspective. For this, emphasizes the author's professionalization and its
relationship with journalism. This paper seeks to address the main literary
tendencies of Brazil in the turn of the century, through the analysis of
aesthetic characteristics present in some of its main representatives.
Finally, observes the clashes between the press and Brazilian intellectuals
in this period.