Transparência, opacidade e intermidialidade nos textos de ficção e não-ficção de Visconde de Taunay

Solange Viaro Padilha; Priscila Célia Giacomassi

doi:10.35699/2317-2096.2025.53401

Authors

Solange Viaro Padilha Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) | Curitiba | PR | BR Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-5067
Priscila Célia Giacomassi Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR) |Colombo | PR | BR Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-405X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-2096.2025.53401

Keywords:

Visconde de Taunay, Transparency and opacity, Intermediality, A retirada da Laguna, Paisagens brasileiras, Inocência

Abstract

This essay explores the aspects of transparency, opacity, and intermediality in the works of Visconde de Taunay (1843-1899), with an emphasis on the use of framing as a pictorial marker. The author manipulates these concepts to create multiple layers of meaning. In the description of nature, vocabulary and metaphors that refer to the visual arts produce vivid images that evoke painting. The novelist directs the reader’s gaze, influencing their aesthetic perception. By comparing passages from both nonfictional texts such as A retirada da Laguna and Paisagens brasileiras and the novel Inocência, elements that refer to descriptive clarity and interpretive complexity are highlighted. The interaction between transparency, opacity, and intermediality makes Taunay’s writings rich in meaning and open to various interpretations. This study investigates the techniques employed by the author, which require the reader to engage in a dynamic process of meaning construction.

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Author Biographies

Solange Viaro Padilha, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) | Curitiba | PR | BR

She holds a Doctorate, a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in Literature from the Federal University of Paraná. She completed the Lato Sensu Postgraduate Course “Interdisciplinary Arts and Arts Teaching” at FAP, now UNESPAR. She is a Professor in the Language and Literature program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), where she teaches English Language and its Literatures. She also teaches Academic Writing in the American Academy program, a partnership developed between PUCPR and Kent State University, USA. Additionally, she teaches in postgraduate courses. She has experience in the field of Literature, with an emphasis on English Language, English Literatures, and Comparative Literature, dedicating herself especially to intermedial and multimodal studies.
Priscila Célia Giacomassi, Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR) |Colombo | PR | BR

She holds a PhD in Literary Studies from the Federal University of Paraná. She graduated in Portuguese/English and has a Masters in Language Arts, English Language Literature. She is a teacher at the Federal Institute of Paraná and participates as a lecturer in graduate courses (specialization) for public and private teachers in the State of Paraná.

PhD in Literary Studies from the Federal University of Paraná. She has a degree in Portuguese/English Literature and a master's degree in English Literature - also from UFPR. She is currently a professor of Basic, Technical and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Paraná and participates as a guest professor in training courses for public and private teachers in Basic and Higher Education. Her lines of research focus on Portuguese and English Language Teaching, Literature & History and Intermediality.

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