A representação da natureza em poemas de Patativa do Assaré.

Abstract

Representation of nature is one of the constant themes in artistic production; however, it is scarcely discussed when applied to Popular Literature, despite its recurrent mention in this type of literature. For that reason, we elaborated, from this perspective, a reading of Patativa do Assaré’s poems “O Sabiá e o Gavião’ and “A menina e a cajazêra”, one of the main representative poets of this type of literature in Brazil. This reading is directed to the representation of nature as a recurring theme in much of the poet's work, establishing a relationship of complicity between man and nature. This poetry is marked by deep lyricism, through which, most of the time, the elements of nature work with a kind of support for the construction and expression of this lyricism.