Algumas Notas mais sobre Ivanhoe no Romantismo Português: (em torno de Alfredo Possolo Hogan - e com uma hipótese sobre o Frei Luís de Sousa de Garrett)

Abstract

In previous studies I have sought to evince the specific relevance of Walter Scotts Ivanhoe (translated in 1837, 1838 and 1851) for the Portuguese historical novel of the Romantic Period, by highlighting the esteem in which that particular novel was held in the mid-1800s and the circulation in writings by Portuguese authors of thematic and narrative motifs that may have been derived therefrom; and I have additionally examined the ways in which Ivanhoe was adapted for the stage by Alfredo Possolo Hogan in 1849, with significant modulations of characters, situations and themes. This article attempts to combine such earlier approaches by exploring the quadrilateral formed by original historical novel, translated historical novel, original historical drama and translated historical drama in the context of Portuguese Romanticism.