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Brazilian concrete poetry: making-of

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Abstract:
This article priviliges the voice of Augusto de Campos as it historicizes the processes of editorial production of Brazilian concrete poetry, focusing on the group Noigrandes and what it evolved into later. It reconstructs the difficulties of concrete poets in the circulation of their works and presents little-known facts about the materiality of their texts. It demonstrates the participation of visual artists such as Julio Plaza, of sponsors such as Erthos Albino de Souza, of artist-publishers, such as those linked to the publishers Annablume and Noa Noa, as well as other publishing groups that contributed to the consolidation of the Brazilian poetic avant-garde in the book market.
O ensaio historia, privilegiando a voz de Augusto de Campos, os processos de produção editorial da poesia concreta brasileira, a partir do grupo Noigandres e de seus desdobramentos posteriores. Reconstitui as dificuldades dos concretistas na veiculação de suas obras e apresenta dados pouco conhecidos sobre a materialidade dos textos. Revela a participação de artistas plásticos, como Julio Plaza, de patrocinadores como Erthos Albino de Souza, de editores artesãos, como os vinculados às editoras Annablume e Noa Noa, bem como de outras chancelas editoriais que contribuíram para a consolidação do vanguardismo poético brasileiro no mercado livreiro.

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Reifschneider, Oto Dias Becker, "Brazilian concrete poetry: making-of" (2013). BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/ecas-ys97

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  • BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature

    BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature (ISSN: 2526-4885), founded in 1988, publishes scholarly articles on Brazilian literature and in Comparative Literature with a focus on Brazilian literature, as well as book reviews, interviews with writers, English-language translations of Brazilian literature …

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