Abstract:
The Work of Nuno Marques Pereira, Compêndio narrativo do peregrino da América, published in 1728, belongs to a vast repertoire of the literature of morality produced between the sixteenth and sevententh centuries. His Works deal with the voyage narrative that a supposed "pilgrim" takes from Baía de Todos os Santos to the Minas, and discusses the religious customs in Brazil and approach to different themes analyzed in the light of a moral theology. This article proposes an analysis of how Nuno Marques Pereira works with discoursive elements present in tradition, such as the allegory of the dialogue, as well as the analysis of the custom and religious practices observed in the American Portuguese society of the eighteenth century, which act as fundamental elements in the construction of the text.
Key Words:
Allegory; moral theology; religious practices.