Mundominas : ressignificações do espaço mineiro na poética de Murilo Mendes

Abstract

The dissertation seeks to understand the inscription of “mineiridade,” or Minas Gerais identity, in the appropriations of the “mineiro” barroque in Contemplação de Ouro Preto, and recollections of Juiz de Fora, in Idade do Serrote, by Murilo Mendes. Read in relation to each other in this study, although the two works are distinct in form and treatment, both represent the same gesture in revisiting Minas: it is a cosmopolitan perspective from the poet's mature years since the 50’s. An analysis of Retratos-relâmpago, which fits into Murilo’s poetic and realizes a project incipient in the other two books, is guided by cultural marks contained in the quotations and fragments of other artists and intellectuals, in a way that many of these people are treated later with "flash pictures." In addition, the analysis draws on the general work of Murilo, which corroborate the idea of revisiting the history of the nation's space for a personal expression. In this sense, the reading of Minas in the works of Drummond entails a critique of the region that serves as a parameter for reading the theme of Minas Gerais in the works of Murilo. It was also proceeded by a study that seeks to pinpoint aspects of Murillo and other similar artists and critics who combine Minas-Europe. The main topics of the dissertation are: barroque, Antropofagia, the issue of archive, fine arts, the concept of contemplation and friendship. Therefore, the route between Ouro Preto and Juiz de Fora shows the association between the popular figures of childhood affections and imaginary with intellectual affinities that marked the path of the mature poet, who settled in Rome, since the 50’s. In addition to investigating the relationship of affection between the European and Brazilian, this study aims to link different cultural spaces in legitimizing the idea of "mundominas" - a term proposed by Drummond in the poem "Escritório",in the book Boitempo.