Abstract
This article reflects on the creative aspects of the epic Muhuraida (1785), by Henrique João Wilkens. In it, three instances of composition are identified: Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman and hybrid, which merge the previous ones. Despite being considered a "Christian epic", whose approaches alternate between the wonderful (Christian mythical) and the historical (the advance of Portuguese colonization in the Amazon), the evocation of European culture in the literary plane is highlighted, moving away from the readings carried out so far that extol the wonderful Christian plan of epic materiality and its paradoxical consequences of context; in other words, it deals with Greco-Roman instances, illuminating three forms of use by the poet: as a conductor of his voice, as a construction of the image of the enemy Mura, and as a construction of the image of Amazonian nature. To achieve this goal, the theoretical foundation of Silva (2017) and Ramalho (2004) is listed on the Arcade-Neoclassic Epic Model; Graves (2018), Kury (2008), Snell (2005), Brandão (1991) on Greco-Roman mythology and culture, and a small critical fortune Grizoste (2018; 2017), Góis (2013), Silva and Ramalho (2011), Bogéa (2011), Caldas (2010; 2007).
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
