Suprarealistic images for Um Pé De Milho, by Rubem Braga

Abstract

This article analyzes the images evoked by Rubem Braga in the chronicle entitled “Um pé de milho”. It investigates the meanings that emanates from his images and which forms of representations he used to approach the "chronicle/poem in prose" modality, since there is an influence of the Surrealism – admitted, although not appreciated by the poet – that makes Braga deepens in reality, resulting in a realism that is not naive. The chronicle evokes a dreamland guarded by reason, a
moment of intelligence to translate the ordinary. Although utilizing resources emanated from the unconscious, Braga still employs the verisimilar in his production.