The Dialetics of Frustration in Manuel Bandeira: an Analysis of “Versos de Natal”

Authors

  • Gustavo Ramos de Souza Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2236-6385.143360

Abstract

Based on a biographical motif of the poet Manuel Bandeira, this paper aims to outline the movements of a dialectics of frustration in his work. To this end, it primarily involves demonstrating the various facets of frustration through his poems. Thereafter, it proceeds to analyze the poem “Versos de Natal”, from Lira dos Cinquent’anos, grounding the discussion in the constitutive elements of the poem, such as rhythm, meter, syntax, and lexicon, in constant dialogue with other poems, biographical data and the critical reception of the author. It is expected that this will demonstrate how the theme of a life that could have been and was not serves as a key interpretative lens for Bandeira’s oeuvre.

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Author Biography

Gustavo Ramos de Souza, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Professor colaborador do Departamento de Letras Vernáculas e Clássicas da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Pós-doutorando do Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, bolsista PDPG-CAPES. Doutor em Letras pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. E-mail: gustavo-ramos-1989@hotmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-5164-420X.

Published

2025-06-07

How to Cite

SOUZA, Gustavo Ramos de. The Dialetics of Frustration in Manuel Bandeira: an Analysis of “Versos de Natal” . Cadernos do IL, [S. l.], n. 68, p. 108–129, 2025. DOI: 10.22456/2236-6385.143360. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/143360. Acesso em: 22 aug. 2026.

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Artigos de estudos literários