A critical interpretation of São Bernardo, by Graciliano Ramos, according to Theodor W. Adorno's aesthetic theory

Authors

  • Andréa Trench de Castro Universidade de São Paulo
  • Benjamin Abdala Júnior Universidade de São Paulo

Keywords:

Aesthetic theory, Graciliano Ramos, São Bernardo, Tragic

Abstract

This article aims at performing a critical interpretation of the novel São Bernardo (1934), by Graciliano Ramos, in the light of Aesthetic Theory (1970) by Theodor W. Adorno. We will seek to analyze the moments of contradiction and antagonism that the work encloses, considering the fundamental concepts of Aesthetics and the contrasts found in the logical and formal structure of the novel. This analysis and interpretation will lead us to propose the tragic sense of the experience of the modern subject that is implied in the reading of the second novel of the Brazilian writer.

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Author Biographies

Andréa Trench de Castro, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutoranda do Programa de Estudos Comparados de Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da USP.

Benjamin Abdala Júnior, Universidade de São Paulo

Professor da Pós-Graduação do Programa de Estudos Comparados de Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da USP.

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Published

2013-12-10

How to Cite

Trench de Castro, A., & Abdala Júnior, B. (2013). A critical interpretation of São Bernardo, by Graciliano Ramos, according to Theodor W. Adorno’s aesthetic theory. FronteiraZ. Journal of the Postgraduate Studies in Literature and Literary Criticism Program, (11), 70–88. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/fronteiraz/article/view/16500

Issue

No. 11 (2013)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2013 Andréa Trench de Castro, Benjamin Abdala Júnior

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