Ruy Belo: a man of words

  • Thaís de Souza Lopes Silveira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37508/rcl.2023.n49a525
Keywords: Ruy Belo, tradition, poetry, work

Abstract

In 1970, Ruy Belo publishes Homem de Palavra(s), his fourth book of po­ems. A man of words himself, Belo knew that poetry is intricacy, rigor, and formal care, but that a poet is also a man within society and that he brings with him a cultural load that influences his writing. Through a brief interpretative reading of the poem “Os estivadores”, the main pur­pose of this article is to observe Belo’s attention to the aesthetic principles required to write a poem, even starting from a theme of everyday life (a striking characteristic of his poetry): the image of men working on the docks. This analysis emphasizes Belo’s care in the construction of his verses, the voices that echo from his readings and experiences, and his attention to the reality that surrounds the poet, represented by the dock­workers.

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Author Biography

Thaís de Souza Lopes Silveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Aluna do mestrado em Litera­turas Portuguesa e Africanas da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Licenciada em Letras Português-Literaturas pela UFRJ, foi bolsista CNPq, na modalidade IC, e desenvolveu pesquisa na área de Literatura Portu­guesa investigando a relação entre poesia e fotografia no livro Os poucos poderes – obra que continua sendo seu objeto de estudo no atual curso de pós-graduação.

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capa da Convergência Lusíada 49
Published
2023-06-29
How to Cite
de Souza Lopes Silveira, T. (2023). Ruy Belo: a man of words. Converência Lusíada, 34(49), 252-268. https://doi.org/10.37508/rcl.2023.n49a525
Issue
Vol. 34 No. 49 (2023): Researches in the Portuguese Royal Cabinet of Reading
Section
VARIA

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