THE EPISTOLS OF MÁRIO DE ANDRADE AND CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE: WRITING, WRITER AND TEXT

Abstract

This article presents the notion of writing proposed by Roland Barthes (1986), in addition
to the notions of text and writer. Articulated to these three notions, it can also be observed their opposites in a dichotomous relationship, respectively: inscription, work and scriptor. Then, an explanation of the history of missives in the context of self writing is presented, as well as their peculiar way of manifestation and representation. Based on this ambiance, an attempt is made to replace the writing, text and writer proposed by Barthes (1986, 1996) articulated to the private letters exchanged between Mário de Andrade and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, in order to show that it is possible to work with these three Barthesian notions beyond the literary text, extending, to some extent, to non-literary texts, such as the missives in question.