Diante da lei—da gramática—da história

(Oswald de Andrade, poeta das exceções)

Eduardo Sterzi

Abstract

The analysis of the political content of Oswald de Andrade’s poetic work makes it clear that, when poetry touches politics, the idea of politics transforms itself no less than the idea of poetry. But in order to understand how this reciprocal transformation takes place in his work—a transformation that has its consequences both in the poetic practice and in the theoretical and critical reflection—it may be necessary first of all to understand the importance of the idea of law in the ways Oswald de Andrade conceived the relations between poetry, grammar and history.

Resumo

Abstract

The analysis of the political content of Oswald de Andrade’s poetic work makes it clear that, when poetry touches politics, the idea of politics transforms itself no less than the idea of poetry. But in order to understand how this reciprocal transformation takes place in his work—a transformation that has its consequences both in the poetic practice and in the theoretical and critical reflection—it may be necessary first of all to understand the importance of the idea of law in the ways Oswald de Andrade conceived the relations between poetry, grammar and history.

This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article. Access to this article can also be purchased.

Purchase access

You may purchase access to this article. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one.