MEMORY AND MELANCHOLY IN THREE SHORT STORIES BY RAUL POMPEIA

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This paper aims to discuss how memory and melancholy manifest in three Raul Pompeia’s short stories, “A Andorinha da Torre”, “Olhos” and “Perfume dos Bolos”. It is noticed that its aesthetic orientation prioritizes the harmonious coexistence between opposites: old man/child, shadow/light, life/death. For this approach, through the comparative method, we sought to know a little more about the style and themes present in this author’s content production. As a result, it appears that protagonist’ melancholy is directly linked to the feeling of loss of the beloved figure. The confidences of the narrator and his memory occur after the absence of the mourned object.

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Jane Adriane Gandra, Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG)

Doutora em Letras pelo Programa de Estudos Comparados de Literaturas em Língua Portuguesa da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e Pós-Doutora em Literatura Portuguesa pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP-Braga/Portugal). Integra o Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa (GEPELLP/CNPq). Docente da Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG) no Curso de Letras da Unidade Universitária de Posse.

Nismária Alves David, Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG)

Doutora em Letras e Linguística pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) e Pós-Doutora em Estudos Culturais pelo Programa Avançado de Cultura Contemporânea (PACC) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Docente da Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG) no Curso de Letras da Unidade Universitária de Pires do Rio e no Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Língua, Literatura e Interculturalidade (POSLLI) do Câmpus Cora Coralina. Integra a RedePoesia, o Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa (GEPELLP/CNPq) e o GT da ANPOLL Teoria do Texto Poético.

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Published

2022-02-22

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Vol. 43 (2021)

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Artigos Tema Livre

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