Bug Jargal, the novel by Victor Hugo, has been well accepted in Brazil and Portugal. Focusing particularly on episodes such as that of the fire, that of the rebels’ parade or that of the words of the song in which a Negro declares himself king and slave at the same time, Gonçalves Dias, José de Alencar, Gomes de Amorim, Carlos Gomes and Gama Malcher highlight and situate these scenes in new contexts, thus giving them new meanings.
Bug Jargal, the novel by Victor Hugo, has been well accepted in Brazil and Portugal. Focusing particularly on episodes such as that of the fire, that of the rebels’ parade or that of the words of the song in which a Negro declares himself king and slave at the same time, Gonçalves Dias, José de Alencar, Gomes de Amorim, Carlos Gomes and Gama Malcher highlight and situate these scenes in new contexts, thus giving them new meanings.
