Abstract
The beginning of the twentieth century manifests itself as a time of dissent towards the traditional forms of knowledge, such as philosophy, science and writing itself. Investing in the fields of dream and mystery, the literature of this epoch rejects the scientific, positivist logic, clamoring for new values. The aim of this paper is to read the short story A estranha morte do professor Antena, by Mário de Sá-Carneiro, as a narrative that understands memory as a dreamlike discourse opposed to scientific rationality.
Keywords
Mário de Sá-Carneiro; A estranha morte do Professor Anten; writings of memory; crime fiction