The ten signs and the great burial: readings of O astrólogo and O novo livro, by Gomes Leal

Authors

  • Henrique Marques Samyn Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/sig.v27i1.33905

Keywords:

Gomes Leal, Claridades do Sul, Portuguese fin-de-siècle poetry.

Abstract

This article aims to present some considerations on two sonnets by the Portuguese poet Gomes Leal (1848-1921) – O astrólogo e O novo livro –, both from Claridades do Sul (1875), book consecrated by the critical tradition as his masterpiece. The poems address to recurring questions in the author’s work and can be read as an expression of feelings of decadence at the end of the century; at the same time, they work as a preparatory step for O Anticristo (1884-1886). The article also argues that the pessimistic prognosis in the sonnets can be read
as a figuration of the poet’s trajectory.

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Author Biography

Henrique Marques Samyn, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Professor Adjunto de Literatura Portuguesa na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
(UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. E-mail: marquessamyn@gmail.com

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Published

2015-12-22

How to Cite

SAMYN, H. M. The ten signs and the great burial: readings of O astrólogo and O novo livro, by Gomes Leal. Signótica, Goiânia, v. 27, n. 1, p. 61–74, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/sig.v27i1.33905. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/sig/article/view/33905. Acesso em: 28 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2015)

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