Abstract
F. A. de Varnhagen earned in the XX th and XXI th centuries the titles of “Brazilian Herodotus” and “Founder of the History of Brazil”, for the celebrated cientific pioneering and critical rigour of his books, which had suposedly introduced a split in the preceeding historiography. This paper however seeks to demonstrate that at least on the theme of the Dutch War (1624-1654), Varnhagen, concerned during the reign of D. Pedro II (1840-1889) with the construction of Brazil’s nacional identity, wrote under the influence of XVII th and XVIII th centuries’ historical thought. Thus his work brings not rupture, but instead the culmination of a narratio inaugurated during the course of said war, by authors such as D. A. Coelho e M. Calado, both of which Varnhagen defied himself to surpass. To prove it we examine his Historia Geral do Brazil and specially his Historia das lutas com os Hollandezes no Brazil , mapping the dialogue stablished with the known bicentennial bibliography of that struggle.
Highlights
Para prová-lo, examinam-se sua Historia Geral do Brazil e sobretudo a Historia das lutas com os Hollandezes no Brazil, mapeando o diálogo travado com a então bicentenária bibliografia daquele conflito
A. de Varnhagen earned in the XXth and XXIth centuries the titles of “Brazilian Herodotus” and “Founder of the History of Brazil”, for the celebrated cientific pioneering and critical rigour of his books, which had suposedly introduced a split in the preceeding historiography
Both of which Varnhagen defied himself to surpass. To prove it we examine his Historia Geral do Brazil and specially his Historia das lutas com os Hollandezes no Brazil, mapping the dialogue stablished with the known bicentennial bibliography of that struggle
Summary
A. de Varnhagen conquistou, ao longo dos séculos XX e XXI, os títulos de “Heródoto Brasileiro” e “Fundador da História do Brasil”, pelo celebrado pioneirismo científico e rigor crítico de seus livros, que teriam introduzido marcada ruptura com a historiografia precedente. O presente artigo, todavia, procura demonstrar que, ao menos quanto ao tema da Guerra Holandesa (1624-1654), Varnhagen, ocupado no Segundo Reinado (1840-1889) com a construção da identidade nacional, escreveu sob influência do pensamento histórico dos séculos XVII e XVIII. Assim, não traz a cisão, mas a culminância de uma narratio iniciada no curso da própria guerra, com autores como Duarte de Albuquerque Coelho e Manoel Calado, os quais Varnhagen se desafiava a superar. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Varnhagen; Guerra Holandesa; História da historiografia; Política. A make-believe Herodotus: Varnhagen, the writing of the history of the Dutch War and his dialogue with the XVIIth, XVIIIth and XIXth century works
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