The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto
Starting from the enigmatic character of João Cabral’s poem Fábula de Anfíon and considering its experiential dimension, this paper highlights the link between real and evil in this poem. Based on the complex reflection set out by Paul Ricoeur in The Symbolism of Evil (1960), the article argues that...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Published: |
Universidade Federal de Goiás
2018-07-01
|
| Series: | Texto Poético |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://rtp.emnuvens.com.br/rtp/article/view/535 |
| _version_ | 1819227310892515328 |
|---|---|
| author | Cristina Henrique da Costa |
| author_facet | Cristina Henrique da Costa |
| author_sort | Cristina Henrique da Costa |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Starting from the enigmatic character of João Cabral’s poem Fábula de Anfíon and considering its experiential dimension, this paper highlights the link between real and evil in this poem. Based on the complex reflection set out by Paul Ricoeur in The Symbolism of Evil (1960), the article argues that the issue of evil is rich. If, on the one hand, the reality of evil cannot be concealed for it is a fundamental individual and historical human experience, on the other hand, it is a kind of opaque and equivocal reality, and this prevents the thought to reduce it to theoretical, philosophical or conceptual explanations. Aiming at developing a hermeneutical reflection aware of its self-implication, the paper argues that the way to deal fairly with evil is recognition. Finally, the article re-evaluates the concept of confession so that it can be used for a reflection on the place of reality in the poetry of João Cabral. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-23T10:39:22Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-dc54c03b5c3143adb5301fb41175ff1d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1808-5385 |
| language | Portuguese |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-23T10:39:22Z |
| publishDate | 2018-07-01 |
| publisher | Universidade Federal de Goiás |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Texto Poético |
| spelling | doaj.art-dc54c03b5c3143adb5301fb41175ff1d2022-12-21T17:50:13ZporUniversidade Federal de GoiásTexto Poético1808-53852018-07-01142533436410.25094/rtp.2018n25a535364The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo NetoCristina Henrique da Costa0UNICAMPStarting from the enigmatic character of João Cabral’s poem Fábula de Anfíon and considering its experiential dimension, this paper highlights the link between real and evil in this poem. Based on the complex reflection set out by Paul Ricoeur in The Symbolism of Evil (1960), the article argues that the issue of evil is rich. If, on the one hand, the reality of evil cannot be concealed for it is a fundamental individual and historical human experience, on the other hand, it is a kind of opaque and equivocal reality, and this prevents the thought to reduce it to theoretical, philosophical or conceptual explanations. Aiming at developing a hermeneutical reflection aware of its self-implication, the paper argues that the way to deal fairly with evil is recognition. Finally, the article re-evaluates the concept of confession so that it can be used for a reflection on the place of reality in the poetry of João Cabral.http://rtp.emnuvens.com.br/rtp/article/view/535joão cabralpaul ricoeur“a simbólica do mal”hermenêutica críticasímbolomito“fábula de anfíon”. |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Henrique da Costa The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto Texto Poético joão cabral paul ricoeur “a simbólica do mal” hermenêutica crítica símbolo mito “fábula de anfíon”. |
| title | The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto |
| title_full | The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto |
| title_fullStr | The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto |
| title_short | The Damage of Real: The Recognition of Evil in the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto |
| title_sort | damage of real the recognition of evil in the poetry of joao cabral de melo neto |
| topic | joão cabral paul ricoeur “a simbólica do mal” hermenêutica crítica símbolo mito “fábula de anfíon”. |
| url | http://rtp.emnuvens.com.br/rtp/article/view/535 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cristinahenriquedacosta thedamageofrealtherecognitionofevilinthepoetryofjoaocabraldemeloneto AT cristinahenriquedacosta damageofrealtherecognitionofevilinthepoetryofjoaocabraldemeloneto |