The childlike voice of Quixote: intertextuality and rewriting in Monteiro Lobato's adaptation of Cervantes
The childlike voice of Quixote: intertextuality and rewriting in Monteiro Lobato's adaptation of Cervantes
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2025.1774Keywords:
Don Quixote; Retelling; Children's and Young Adult Literature; Intertextuality; Lobato.Abstract
This paper proposes a comparative analysis of the retelling “Dom Quixote das Crianças” (1936), by Monteiro Lobato, in relation to the original work by Miguel de Cervantes. The study is theoretically grounded in the discussion of literary adaptation for the children and young adult audience, mobilizing the contributions of Regina Zilberman (2003) and Robert Stam (2005 and 2006). The analysis is structured based on the categories proposed by Göte Klinberg (1973), encompassing the adaptation of subject matter, form, style, and medium. Additionally, the investigation delves into crucial aspects of Lobato’s transposition, such as the recreation of the comic, the maintenance of Cervantine metalanguage, the representation of Quixote's characters by figures from the Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Farm), and the interpretation of the theme of madness.
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