摘要：The present article analyses the cultural context of Brazilian premodernism, and points out the process of canonization by the literary historiography, and it reveals some aesthetic and literary aspects of Brazilian Literature. Furthermore, the present article analyzes the relationship between the premodernist writers and the Brazilian Academy of Letters, detaching the institutionalizations issues on the turn-of-the-century. Key words: Premodernism. Brazilian Literature. Literary historiography.
