Abstract:
This work demonstrates that the configuration of feminine character acquires a progressive complexity. This evolution is related directly and necessarily to the construction of fictional space. The analysis is based on novels published in the second half of twentieth century: A Sibila (1954), by Agustina Bessa-Luís; O Anjo Ancorado (1958), by José Cardoso Pires; Casas Pardas (1977), by Maria Velho da Costa and Não entres tão depressa nessa noite escura (2000), by António Lobo Antunes.
Keywords:
Portuguese Literature; The Twentieth Century Novel; Space; Character