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Colliding discourses: a reading of Drummond's ‘Brejo das Almas’

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Abstract:
"Brejo das almas" reflects the distillation of a complex of different attitudes, a variety of seemingly absurd or ironic positions, a division (between human being and poet) that leaves a sense of total ambiguity. Examining such division, one perceives that Drummond faced a crisis—that crisis is "Brejo das almas."
"Brejo das almas" reflete a destilação de um complexo de diferentes atitudes, uma variedade de posições aparentemente absurdas ou irônicas, uma divisão (entre o ser humano e o poeta) que deixa um sentido de ambigüidade total. Examinando a divisão, percebe-se que uma crise é enfrentada por Drummond – esta crise é "Brejo das almas".

Citation

Kinsella, John M., "Colliding discourses: a reading of Drummond's ‘Brejo das Almas’" (1992). BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/sev4-3130

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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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