Abstract
To include a book in a certain genre implies that it conforms to previously determined discursive constants. The originality of the work of Teolinda Gersão resides precisely in its radical break with a genre of long-standing traditions and, at the same time, in its explicit reference to a necessarily codified universe. If we are able to overcome the feeling of strangeness conveyed by the lack of obligatory markers (such as the absence of years or months), the construction of a fragmented discourse, sinuous even, gains relevance, and we can detect undeniable indicators of femininity. Life writing that escapes the canon without however forgetting the flow and/or obsessions of a saying of the mind, Teolinda Gersão’s anti-diary is undoubtedly an example of a feminine trend marked by heterodoxy and transgression.
Highlights
To include a book in a certain genre implies that it conforms to previously determined discursive constants
Though not an exclusively female genre, the diary has fulfilled various functions in representing a discourse which frequently feels the need to hide itself under the cover of either anonymity or a highly selective reserve
Without the typical features of the ancien régime society, the diary has emerged as an instrument for revealing facts and experiences which can be viewed either as the narration of trivial daily events or as allusions to much vaster phenomena
Summary
To include a book in a certain genre implies that it conforms to previously determined discursive constants.
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