Death and finiteness in the books 'Lar,' and 'Dever' by Armando Freitas Filho

• Grant number: 15/26665-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Literature Theory
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Sterzi de Carvalho Júnior
• Grantee: Gianni Paula dos Anjos de Melo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem (IEL). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project intends to analyse the two most recent publications by Armando Freitas Filho - Lar, (2009) and Dever (2013) - emphasizing the poetic images about death and finiteness, observing how these recurrent themes of his writing get renewed in these latest books. Also of interest to us is how these recent works relate with the entire production of this poet, making use of the concept of the late style proposed by Thedor W. Adorno and developed by Edward W. Said. It starts from the assumption that, upon reaching the maturity level of his work, the author does not go into a process of conformity and serenity in relation to his creation, but reacts actively to any possibility of "finishing" of his style. This anxiety is enhanced by an awareness of transience and the finite widely exploited by his poems.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MELO, Gianni Paula dos Anjos de. Praying with anger: the late work of Armando Freitas Filho. 2018. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem Campinas, SP.