Abstract
The present article analyzes the representations of the “repentistas violeiros” as shown in the works of folklorists. Considering a timeframe that encompasses the first decades of the twentieth century, the period in which the propagation of the “repentista” as a symbol of the Brazilian Northeast began. At first, we conceptualized the practice of “repente”, a typical practice from the countryside that starts to expand to the big coastal cities. Next, we show the importance of folklorists (especially Rodrigues de Carvalho, Leonardo Mota and Câmara Cascudo) in collecting information about this element of popular culture. However, one should take precautions when analyzing them as research sources due to the interpretations and representations that are to be found in their works. Therefore, we use Edward P. Thompson, Michel de Certeau and Durval Muniz as theoretical references. Finally, we address the need of folklorists, in a regionalist context, to introduce the “repentista” as a symbol of the Brazilian Northeast, maintaining a classist distance from them in their works.
Highlights
The present article analyzes the representations of the “repentistas violeiros” as shown in the works of folklorists
Considering a timeframe that encompasses the first decades of the twentieth century, the period in which the propagation of the “repentista” as a symbol of the Brazilian Northeast began
We show the importance of folklorists in collecting information about this element of popular culture
Summary
RESUMO: O presente artigo analisa as representações dos violeiros repentistas dentro das obras dos folcloristas. Temos como corte temporal as primeiras décadas do século XX, período que começou a propagação do repentista como um símbolo do Nordeste brasileiro. Em um primeiro momento conceituamos a prática do repente que, de tipicamente interiorana, passa a ganhar o cenário das grandes cidades litorâneas. Em seguida mostramos a importância dos folcloristas (em especial Rodrigues de Carvalho, Leonardo Mota e Câmara Cascudo) no recolhimento de informações sobre esse elemento da cultura popular. Devese ter precauções ao analisá-los como fonte devido as leituras e representações que se encontram e sua obras. Abordamos a necessidade dos folcloristas, em um contexto regionalista, de introduzir o repentista como símbolo de Nordeste mantendo um distanciamento classista destes nas suas obras. The folklorists and the construction of the “repentista” as a symbol of the Brazilian Northeast
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