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Cíntia Moscovich and Carol Bensimon: female homosexual characters in contemporary Brazilian literature

abstract

This article aims to present an analysis of female homosexual characters in the works Duas iguais, by Cintia Moscovich, and Todos nós adorávamos caubóis, by Carol Bensimon. It presents a brief survey of how Brazilian literature, from Baroque to Modernism, has represented the conception of love among women. The comparison of the two contemporary works with the older texts, attempts to understand how the representation of female homosexual characters is construed nowadays and how this representation was changed over the years in Brazil.

Keywords:
homosexual characters; lesbianism; Cíntia Moscovich; Carol Bensimon

Grupo de Estudos em Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, Universidade de Brasília , ICC Sul, Ala B, Sobreloja, sala B1-8, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro , CEP 70910-900 – Brasília/DF – Brasil, Tel.: 55 61 3107-7213 - Brasília - DF - Brazil
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