Abstract
This article presents a new reading of two works by Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, his first novel Ressurreição (1872) and the later Dom Casmurro (1899). It reflects on two male protagonists, Félix and Bento, and the relationships they develop with their female partners, Capitu and Lívia. Through an exploration of the psychological abuse these two men inflict on their partners and how these men conform the concept of “a-relational man” by Rainer Maria Rilke, it highlights the relevance of gender violence criticism in Machado’s works.
Este artículo presenta una nueva lectura de dos personajes masculinos de Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: Félix, de su primera novela Ressurreição (1872), y Bento, de la novela Dom Casmurro (1899). Propone revisar estas novelas bajo la clave de la violencia de género para indagar en el maltrato psicológico que infligen a las mujeres con las que se vinculan emocionalmente, Capitu y Lívia, para explorar cómo representan la función de «hombre a-relacional» tal y como la describe Rainer Maria Rilke.