O GÊNERO EPIDÍTICO NAS ENTRELINHAS DE UMA CRÔNICA DE CLARICE LISPECTOR

Abstract

Literature and Rhetoric, sister arts with a common origin, are foundational for individual formation and the construction of meaning. This study explores their interconnection, applying rhetorical theory—specifically the epideictic genre, focused on praise and blame—to the analysis of Clarice Lispector's chronicle Deus (God). The text is of a confessional and existential nature. The analysis reveals how the author constructs a paradoxical ethos, employs rhetorical figures, and appeals to religious intertexts to persuade and move the reader. It concludes that the chronicle operates as a rhetorical-literary device, where ethos, pathos, and logos intertwine, demonstrating literature's capacity to shape affections, question values, and promote adherence to a worldview through its aesthetic truth.