Back to the lady of Pangim: other sources and other representations

ABSTRACT

This article presents two sections that, although distinct, are connected by the common object, the novel A Senhora de Pangim (The lady of Pangim), by Brazilian integralist writer Gustavo Barroso, published in Brazil in 1932 and Portugal in 1940. In the first session, we analyze historical and literary studies, published between 1932 and 1965. In the second section, we exam graphic representations of the historical character of Baltasar do Couto Cardoso / Maria Úrsula de Abreu and Lencastro (1682-1730), with special interest for two comic magazines, Brazilian Edição Maravilhosa (Wonderful Edition), n. 116, published in 1956, and Mexican Mujeres Célebres (Celebrated Women), n 57, published in 1965. We are interested not only in thinking about the reiterations and ruptures between historical and literary discourse but also in the discussion about warrior maidens and the way these representations considered the character's gender instability.

KEYWORDS:
Baltasar do Couto Cardoso; Maria Úrsula de Abreu e Lencastro; warrior maidens; novel; history; comics