Sob os véus, a existência descontínua: erotismo e epifania na poesia de Manuel Bandeira

Abstract

Taking into account the extensive and intense presence of the erotic topic in Manuel Bandeira s poetry, this research aims to expand and deepen the study about this aspect of his literary work in order to complement the critical studies that approach this theme. Our objective focuses on the relevance of the concept of enlightenment , a term used by the poet in different contexts. This word, present in the autobiography of the author and in two of his poems, alludes, simultaneously, to a kind of divine revelation capable of providing the inspiration for writing and to an illumination, resultant of a state of dazzle at the vision of a woman s nudity. Thus, based mainly on the ideas of Octavio Paz and Georges Bataille, as well as on David Arrigucci Jr. s specific comments about Bandeira s lyricism, we intend to show, by means of an analytical reading of representative poems, the link between the erotical, poetical and mystical ecstasies as a key topic of this author s literary production