Memory, political and imaginary in the life and work of Cyro dos Anjos

Abstract

Cyro dos Anjos' work portrays aspects of everyday life in the city of Montes Claros with a good wealth of detail, especially in the first part of his book A Menina do Sobrado entitled Explorações no Tempo. This work reveals a series of images, speeches and representations evoked in the author's memory. In this sense, the purpose of this article is to unveil, from the cited text, aspects of the city's imaginary about local events and important events such as the First World War and the Spanish flu epidemic. In addition, the text aims to identify aspects related to important transformations experienced by the city and its population in the period between 1910 and 1923. Finally, the article also deals with this work as a source for understanding the local political culture in the period in question.