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a 1 de julho d e 1929. Marinheiro, escritor, d iplomata e orientalista são algumas
das facetas que p o deremos asso ciar à p ersonalidade em questão, mas tal não basta.
Falamos de um via jante p ortuguês, que p ela sua condição de marin heiro, ru mou
ao exótico desenvolvendo uma paixão que se refletia numa vasta obra publicada.
Esta paixão p elo exótico encontrou o seu ap ogeu no Japão, lo cal que el egeu como
seu último. Estu dar a vida e a obra de Moraes obriga, numa primeira ab ordagem, a contextualizar historicamente o p erío do onde se insere com o ob jetivo de
compreender de que forma é que o ambiente p olítico ou económico influenciou a
vida de um jovem que decide enveredar p or uma carreira militar na Mari nha de
Guerra Portuguesa. Posteriormente, ao fazer o retrato biográfico, imp õ e-se lançar
um olh ar à obra que se revela como um guia imprescindível para p erceb er a vida
do escritor. O seu p ercurso profissional é marcado p or uma intensa atividade no
mar, caracterizado p or inúmeras façanhas que mereceram u m rasto de louvores e
apreço p elos seus sup eriores. Ap esar de ainda ser recordado como um marinheiro
exímio, o maior legado de Moraes será p ossí velmente a sua obra escrita. A obra d e
Wenceslau, que inicialmente se ap onta como um meio para melhor compreender a
sua vida, será p osteriormente analisada p or formar a traçar características gerais de
um p onto de vista literário. O que nos leva a refletir num fenómeno que se apresenta como uma das problemáticas principais deste estudo, o “orientalismo”. Esta
reflexão será alicerçada sobre a linha de p ensamento do autor Edward W. Said, o
resp onsável p ela definição e o ap ontamento deste fenómeno como um instrumento
para o imp erialismo e colonialismo
Wenceslau José de Sousa Moraes was b orn on May 30, 1854 and died on July 1, 1929. Sailor, writer, diplomat and orientalist are some of the asp ects that we can asso ciate with the ch aracter in question, but this is not enough. We sp eak of a Portuguese traveler, who, due to his condition as a s ail or, went to the exotic, developing a passion that was reflected in a vast published work. This passion for the exotic found its zenith in Japan, which he chose as his last. Studying the life and work of Moraes requires, in a first approach, to historically contextualize the p erio d in which it is ins erted in order to understand how the p olitical or economic environment influenced the life of a young man who decides to embark on a military career in the Portuguese Navy. Later, when making the biographical p ortrait, it is necessary to take a lo ok at th e work that reveals itself as an essential guide to understand the life of the writer. His career p ath is marked by an intense activity at sea, characterized by countless exploits that deserved a trail of praise and appreciation by his su p eriors. Although he is s till rememb ered as an accomplis hed sailor, Moraes’ greatest legacy will p ossibly b e his written work. Wenceslau’s written work, which initially p oints out as a means to b etter understand his life, will later b e analyzed in order to study general features from a literary p oint of view. Which leads us to reflect on a phenomenon that presents itself as one of the main problems of this study, the «Orientalism». This reflection will b e based on the line of thought of the au thor Edward W. Said, the on e resp onsible for defining and p ointi ng out th is phenomenon as an instrument for imp erialism and colonialis m.
Wenceslau José de Sousa Moraes was b orn on May 30, 1854 and died on July 1, 1929. Sailor, writer, diplomat and orientalist are some of the asp ects that we can asso ciate with the ch aracter in question, but this is not enough. We sp eak of a Portuguese traveler, who, due to his condition as a s ail or, went to the exotic, developing a passion that was reflected in a vast published work. This passion for the exotic found its zenith in Japan, which he chose as his last. Studying the life and work of Moraes requires, in a first approach, to historically contextualize the p erio d in which it is ins erted in order to understand how the p olitical or economic environment influenced the life of a young man who decides to embark on a military career in the Portuguese Navy. Later, when making the biographical p ortrait, it is necessary to take a lo ok at th e work that reveals itself as an essential guide to understand the life of the writer. His career p ath is marked by an intense activity at sea, characterized by countless exploits that deserved a trail of praise and appreciation by his su p eriors. Although he is s till rememb ered as an accomplis hed sailor, Moraes’ greatest legacy will p ossibly b e his written work. Wenceslau’s written work, which initially p oints out as a means to b etter understand his life, will later b e analyzed in order to study general features from a literary p oint of view. Which leads us to reflect on a phenomenon that presents itself as one of the main problems of this study, the «Orientalism». This reflection will b e based on the line of thought of the au thor Edward W. Said, the on e resp onsible for defining and p ointi ng out th is phenomenon as an instrument for imp erialism and colonialis m.
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Wenceslau Moraes Japão Orientalismo Marinha Edward W. Said