Gerardo Mello Mourao

Gerardo Mello Mourão (Ipueiras, 8 gennaio 1917 – Rio de Janeiro, 9 marzo 2007) è stato uno scrittore, politico e giornalista brasiliano.^[1] Fu una figura importante nella poesia epica brasiliana, così come in tutta la letteratura lusofona. Tra i suoi lavori più noti ci sono Invenção do Mar: Carmen sæculare (1997) e Os Peãs (1982).^[2]

Ezra Pound disse di lui: "In tutto il mio lavoro, ho cercato di scrivere l'epopea d'America. Non credo di esserci riuscito. Il poeta di O País dos Mourões invece sì". Mourão ricevette il plauso di personalità come Jorge Luis Borges e Carlos Drummond de Andrade.^[3]

^ Os Peãs, a poetic trilogy written by the Brazilian poet Gerardo Mello Mourão (1917- 2007) explores the associations between the epic tradition and the central project of the trilogy - the articulation, through poetry, of a collective heroic memory that might stand as a source of exemplarity. The trilogy is composed of the following works: O País dos Mourões (1963), Peripécias de Gerardo (1972) e Rastro de Apolo (1977). Starting with a reflection on the death and survival of the epic genre, our argument goes on to associate Os Peãs with a tendency in modern poetry that uses the classical epic poem as a reference or a "symbolic frame" for modern poetic experiments dealing with the notions of tradition, memory and community. This is followed by a detailed study of each volume." Universidade de São Paulo, disponibile su https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8149/tde-10112016-145800/es.php
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^ (PT) Gerard Mello Mourão, su confrariadovento.com, Confraria.
«GERARDO MELLO MOURÃO [...] is a legendary figure in Brazilian literature. A close friend of Guignard, Michel Deguy and Pablo Neruda, he was nominated for Nobel Prize in 79 and is one of the most respected Brazilian writers internationally. His best known books are The Invention of the Sea, the Jack of Swords and the trilogy Os Peãs. Ezra Pound commented: "In all my work, what I tried was to write the epic of America. I think I didn’t succeed. The poet from O País dos Mourões did it".»

[1] Os Peãs, a poetic trilogy written by the Brazilian poet Gerardo Mello Mourão (1917- 2007) explores the associations between the epic tradition and the central project of the trilogy - the articulation, through poetry, of a collective heroic memory that might stand as a source of exemplarity. The trilogy is composed of the following works: O País dos Mourões (1963), Peripécias de Gerardo (1972) e Rastro de Apolo (1977). Starting with a reflection on the death and survival of the epic genre, our argument goes on to associate Os Peãs with a tendency in modern poetry that uses the classical epic poem as a reference or a "symbolic frame" for modern poetic experiments dealing with the notions of tradition, memory and community. This is followed by a detailed study of each volume." Universidade de São Paulo, disponibile su https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8149/tde-10112016-145800/es.php

[bio-2] Errore nelle note: Errore nell'uso del marcatore <ref>: non è stato indicato alcun testo per il marcatore bio

[con-3] (PT) Gerard Mello Mourão, su confrariadovento.com, Confraria.
«GERARDO MELLO MOURÃO [...] is a legendary figure in Brazilian literature. A close friend of Guignard, Michel Deguy and Pablo Neruda, he was nominated for Nobel Prize in 79 and is one of the most respected Brazilian writers internationally. His best known books are The Invention of the Sea, the Jack of Swords and the trilogy Os Peãs. Ezra Pound commented: "In all my work, what I tried was to write the epic of America. I think I didn’t succeed. The poet from O País dos Mourões did it".»

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