Father, take from me these chalices – Criolo, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, João Cabral de Melo Neto and the remnants of dictatorship in contemporary literature

Authors

  • Karina Kristiane Vicelli Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2015v15.e26095

Keywords:

Rap, Criolo, Contemporary Poetry, Marginalization

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing the lyrics of two rap songs by composer and musician Criolo: Cálice and Esquiva da esgrima. In order to carry out this analysis, relations between the lyrics and other Brazilian songs and literature were pointed out. Among them, we highlight the original version of Cálice, by Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil, and the poem Morte e Vida Severina, by João Cabral de Melo Neto. From these dialogic relations, we discuss the issues of social commitment and marginalization. This analysis is based on critics such as Adorno, Bosi, Melo, Octavio Paz and Schollhammer.

Author Biography

Karina Kristiane Vicelli, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Doctoral Student in Letters at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

References

BOSI, A. O ser e o tempo da poesia. 5. ed. São Paulo: Cultrix, 1990.

PAZ, Octavio. O arco e a lira. Tradução: Ari Roitman; Paulina Wacht. São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2013.

PIRES-DE-MELLO, José Geraldo. Teoria do ritmo poético. 4. ed. São Paulo: Rideel; Brasília: UniCEUB, 2001.

RANCIÈRE, Jacques. A partilha do sensível: estética e política. Tradução: Mônica Costa Netto. São Paulo: Ed. 34, 2005.

SCHOLLHAMMER, Karl Erik. Ficção brasileira contemporânea. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 2009.

Published

2015-05-29

How to Cite

Vicelli, K. K. (2015). Father, take from me these chalices – Criolo, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, João Cabral de Melo Neto and the remnants of dictatorship in contemporary literature. Estação Literária, 15, 115–128. https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2015v15.e26095

Issue

Section

Artigos do Dossiê Temático