Allegory and history's theological vision in three vicentine's autos

Author(s)

Tatiane Artioli

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem
• Defense date: 2005-05-31

Examining board members

Alexandre Soares Carneiro; Adma Fadul Muhana; Leandro Karnal

• Advisor: Alexandre Soares Carneiro

Abstract

The present dissertation analyzes three vicentines¿ works ¿ Auto da Sibila Cassandra (1512/13?), Breve Sumário da História de Deus (1527?) and Auto da Cananéia (1534) ¿, which present important analogies with the liturgics representation of the end of Medieval Times and assimilate a theological vision of the History characterized for the presence of the factual allegory. This is, as known, central element of a biblical interpretation¿s method, already known in the Christian Antiquity, which the Old Testament is a preview of the New, the comprehension of both making possible the apprehension of the futures happenings. In the vicentines¿ works, it is incorporated as part (element) of the composition. In this way, the main objective is to describe how theological interpretation, marked for the factual allegory, becomes poetic and scenic element in the construction of the plays (AU)