Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.

The poetry of Manoel de Barros has often been characterized as part of a regional canon. This characterization belies its importance not only within the confines of the Brazilian canon, but as a contribution to C20 literature in general. Barros's poetry explores themes which are crucially impor...

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Main Author: Smith, David Peter Woodhead
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33196/
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description The poetry of Manoel de Barros has often been characterized as part of a regional canon. This characterization belies its importance not only within the confines of the Brazilian canon, but as a contribution to C20 literature in general. Barros's poetry explores themes which are crucially important to navigating our existence in the modern world, and this thesis focuses on his engagement with the natural and material world. Drawing on theories from post-modern critical thinking and eco-criticism, I demonstrate how Barros's poetry can not only be read in the light of these critical idioms, but frequently expands upon or confounds them, revealing poetry as a form of modern critique - and indeed perhaps the most pertinent and incisive form of critique available to us when dealing with questions of materiality, reality and the natural world.
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spelling nottingham-331962025-02-28T13:26:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33196/ Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros. Smith, David Peter Woodhead The poetry of Manoel de Barros has often been characterized as part of a regional canon. This characterization belies its importance not only within the confines of the Brazilian canon, but as a contribution to C20 literature in general. Barros's poetry explores themes which are crucially important to navigating our existence in the modern world, and this thesis focuses on his engagement with the natural and material world. Drawing on theories from post-modern critical thinking and eco-criticism, I demonstrate how Barros's poetry can not only be read in the light of these critical idioms, but frequently expands upon or confounds them, revealing poetry as a form of modern critique - and indeed perhaps the most pertinent and incisive form of critique available to us when dealing with questions of materiality, reality and the natural world. 2016-07-20 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33196/1/thesis%20%281%29.pdf Smith, David Peter Woodhead (2016) Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Poetry Poetics Ecology Ecocriticism Modernism Post-Modernism Brazilian Poetry Modern Art Post-Modern Art Childhood Materiality
spellingShingle Poetry
Poetics
Ecology
Ecocriticism
Modernism
Post-Modernism
Brazilian Poetry
Modern Art
Post-Modern Art
Childhood
Materiality
Smith, David Peter Woodhead
Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title_full Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title_fullStr Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title_full_unstemmed Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title_short Uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of Manoel de Barros.
title_sort uma didática da invenção: re-envisioning the material world in the poetry of manoel de barros.
topic Poetry
Poetics
Ecology
Ecocriticism
Modernism
Post-Modernism
Brazilian Poetry
Modern Art
Post-Modern Art
Childhood
Materiality
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33196/