Abstract
The project aims to contribute to the knowledge of the abolitionist work of Joaquim Nabuco. To this end, We analyze conjuncturally, in dialogue between literature and history, the posthumous book, understudied by critics : A escravidão (1949); O Abolicionismo (1884 ) and parliamentary speeches of Nabucco. As a memoirist work: Um estadista do Império (1899) and Minha formação (1900 ), whic…