Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea (Jan 2010)
Artes de cordel: linguagem, poética e estética no contemporâneo
Abstract
This article puts into question some issues related to cordel poetics in Brazil,trying to determine how the social insertion of cordel in contemporary times forces on researchers a remodeling of a series of concepts. Highlighting the hybrid character of this poetics, we discuss the artistic and creative nature of cordel while an appropriation of different languages and esthetics.