UM EXEMPLO DE ROMANCE-FOLHETIM

VIAGENS, HISTÓRIA E POLÍTICA EM O CONDE DE MONTE-CRISTO

Abstract

Alexandre Dumas's work, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, brings to the interior of its convoluted plot the intrigues of a fait divers that occurred in the early 19th century. Enriching his work with facts that cater to the taste of the time for the exotic and travel, he creates environments for the lively plot and defines a symbolic cartography in the novel. Published at a crucial moment for the destiny of France after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo brings together essential elements for an interpretation of its time and the paths that France would take under the July Monarchy (1830-1848). Dumas's novel makes explicit the importance of politics for the citizen and the reader of his historical moment, who sought escape, culture and emotion in the serial novel.