REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ARCHAIC: JOÃO CABRAL DE MELO NETO AND CLARICE LISPECTOR

Abstract

Dealing with two authors like João Cabral and Clarice Lispector is at least challenging. Mixing poetry and short story in a comparative analysis requires a double effort: firstly, it is necessary at the interpretation not to reduce the poetic into the merely analytic and, secondly, not to lose the poetic concision of the short story. This article has nevertheless a central axis: to reflect on the image of the “egg” present in both authors, highlighting differences and reconciliations which enable to think, from the literary point of view, a comprehension of the archaic that is precisely manifested in everyday life.

Keywords

• João Cabral
• Clarice Lispector
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