Os arquétipos e o maravilhoso na obra Juvenal e o Dragão, de Leandro Gomes de Barros.

Abstract

This work study the archetypes and the wonderful in work Juvenal e o Dragão by Leandro Gomes de Barros. In different poems written by the author, it is clear the presence of these structural elements in narratives. The research is bibliographic and involves the comparison, so that we seek to establish relationships between the analysis of the poem and other medieval and ancient narratives belonging to the myth and legend field. In first case, we established similarities and differences relationships between Leandro Gomes de Barros’ narrative and the following Greek myths: Hercules, Theseus and Minotaur and Perseus. It was also compared the protagonist of the poem analyzed with the Saint Jorge’s legend, a Roman soldier who became a Christian hero. Then, it was analyzed the archetypes as the symbolism of dragon, the number “three” and the elevated character of hero who saves the princess. This analysis used the following researchers: Gotlib (2004), Coelho (2012), Jolles (1930), Jung (2008) Propp (1997), Todorov (2007), Viana (2010) among others.