História, literatura e trauma: Frei Betto e Frei Tito, duas memórias traumáticas

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to present how the traumatic memories of Frei Betto are constructed in the work Batismo de Sangue – Guerrilha e morte de Carlos Marighella, and Frei Tito de Alencar Lima, based on five poetic productions: “Xadrez”, “Quando secar o rio de minha infância”, “Se minha Alma é morta, quem a ressuscitará?”, “Deixai toda esperança, ó vós que entrais” and “Por que Foges”. To achieve this objective we will use the contributions of so-called trauma studies, or studies on trauma based on the authors: Dominik LaCapra, Jaime Ginzburg, Marisa Maia and Freud. The research methodology of the dissertation is based on qualitative and explanatory nature and the narrative analysis of the literary work Batismo de Sangue, by Frei Betto and the poetic productions of Frei Tito de Alencar. We seek to understand how they both constructed their tragic past.