OS RETORNOS INFELIZES À TERRA NATAL COMO TÓPOS DA LÍRICA MODERNA

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/xccc5317

Keywords:

Poesia, Viagem, Gullar, Césaire, Rancière

Abstract

This paper examines the divergence of modern lyric poetry from classical poetry in its approach to the archetypal theme of the return to one's homeland. While in the epic tradition, in particular, the reunion of heroes with their native land occurs under the sign of good fortune and prosperity, in modern/contemporary poetry the return of subjects to the place of their birth and formation is characterized as a journey of misfortune and disillusionment. The objects of analysis used to demonstrate this hypothesis are two monuments of literary modernity in the Portuguese and French languages, Dirty poem by Ferreira Gullar (2000) and Notebook of a Return to the Native Land by Aimé Césaire (2012). Another hypothesis raised is that in their structural disjunction between the free forms of art and the hierarchical  forms of life, the poems by Gullar and Césaire transcend the model of committed literature, and make dissent—or aesthetic resistance—their literary politics. The main theoretical contribution comes from Jacques Rancière (2007; 2009a; 2009b; 2014; 2017).                                                                                                                                                              

Author Biography

  • Irisvaldo Laurindo de Souza, Federal University of Para

    Irisvaldo Laurindo de Souza is also known socially and professionally as Iran de Souza. He holds a PhD in Literature, and defended his dissertation in 2025 at the Postgraduate Program in Literature (PPGL) at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). As a researcher associated with the Narrares - Studies of Resistance Narratives group, he investigates the conflicted relationship between literature, society, and politics, using categories like resistance, disaster, catastrophe, memory, and testimony.

    He also works with Jacques Rancière's theoretical model, on which he bases his studies of aesthetic dissensus in the arts and literature. The literary authors whose works he has researched for his master's and doctoral degrees include Ferreira Gullar, Aimé Césaire, João Paulo Borges Coelho, Milton Hatoum, Adriana Lisboa, Euclides da Cunha, Alberto Rangel, Arthur Engrácio, Francisco Izquierdo Ríos, and João Meirelles Filho.

    His experience as a university professor includes teaching Brazilian Literature, Portuguese Literature, and Literary Theory at the School of Language (FAL) on UFPA's Tocantins/Cametá campus. He has also taught writing in high school. A graduate of UFPA with a degree in Social Communication and a specialization in Journalism, he also has experience as a reporter, writer, editor, editor-in-chief, executive editor, journalism manager, and newsroom director at various print and electronic media outlets. He has also served as a press officer, communication coordinator, and director at various public, private, and non-profit organizations.

    He works in editorial production and has a personal writing project. As an author, he published the book Crônica Histórica e Sentimental de Belém do Pará in 2016. His areas of interest include literature, literary theory, aesthetic theory, political science, education, philosophy, history, economics, and anthropology.

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Published

2026-08-21

Issue

Vol. 38 (2025)

Section

ARTIGOS ORIGINAIS/ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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OS RETORNOS INFELIZES À TERRA NATAL COMO TÓPOS DA LÍRICA MODERNA. (2026). Miscelânea: Journal of Literature and Social Life, 38, 11-36. https://doi.org/10.5016/xccc5317

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