Identidades do sertanejo em poemas de Patativa do Assaré.

Abstract

The research analyzes poems by Patativa do Assaré, with the objective of revealing the representations of the sertanejo, considering the context of the northeastern sermon described in his verses. The selected poems are O vim vim, story of a cross, and the death of Nanã. In our view, the poetry of Patativa do Assaré unveils the identities existing in the sertão. It should be noted that he lived from agriculture all his life and always lived with the tasks and difficulties of the country man and was recognized as one of the main representatives of popular poetry. Patativa do Assaré, the poet of the "suffering sertão", is studied in academia in different institutions both national and international. In his poetry stand out impressions that emerged from the backcountry context in which he lived;for the contacts he had with poetry that precedes his own, especially that of the Romantics.