O apogeu da decadência: a dor e o mal em "Dentro da noite", de João do Rio

Abstract

This text aims to analyze the detection of evil as a topic to be observed from reading Dentro da noite , a collection of short stories by Joao do Rio that expresses with sharpness the aspect of decay of the late 19th century from the first two decades of the 20th century in Rio de Janeiro. Facing an imposed redefinition with the reform of the city, new forms of coexistence, where figure of the dandy as a synonym of euphoria and decadence appears. That is combined with a sense of perversion and sadism that are inherent in a society that presents itself at the apex of a crisis of values, but where, in the same way, are detected significant signs of transformation.