The consciousness of literature

from Candido and Schwarz to the contemporary

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61389/revell.v1i34.7080

Keywords:

Candido, Schwarz, Contemporany Literature, Sociocultural awareness

Abstract

How can contemporary Brazilian literature be analyzed based on the concepts of awareness of underdevelopment and awareness of culture discussed in Candido and Schwarz? In view of this issue, this review establishes a dialogue between the important reflections of these authors in texts from the end of the last century and the most recent contemporary literature, dating from the decade of 2010. In this way, this brief exposition intends to scrutinize, necessarily, beyond from the theorists' concerns, the general presentation of contemporary literature and its characterization of authorship, theme and style, sometimes in contrast with what scholars claim. The basis of this text, then, is the resumption of the understanding of these theorists in the essays Literature and underdevelopment (1986) and End of century (1999), respectively by Antônio Candido and Roberto Schwarz.

 

Author Biography

Deivanira Vasconcelos Soares, Federal University of Santa Maria

Mestra em Letras pela Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – Brasil. Doutoranda em Letras na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – Brasil. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-3549. E-mail: dv.vasconcelosrosa@gmail.com.

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KUCINSKI, Bernardo. A nova ordem. São Paulo: Alameda, 2019

CANDIDO, Antonio. Literatura e subdesenvolvimento. In: A educação pela noite e outros ensaios. São Paulo: Ática, 1986.

SCHWARZ, Roberto. Fim de século. In: Sequências brasileiras. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1999.

VIEIRA JUNIOR, Itamar. Torto arado. 1a Reimpressão. São Paulo: Todavia, 2019.

Published

2023-04-12

How to Cite

VASCONCELOS SOARES, Deivanira. The consciousness of literature: from Candido and Schwarz to the contemporary. REVELL - UEMS JOURNAL OF LITERARY STUDIES, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 34, p. 30–41, 2023. DOI: 10.61389/revell.v1i34.7080. Disponível em: https://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/REV/article/view/7080. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.