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Morte e Vida Severina (literally, Severine Life and Death, translated by Elizabeth Bishop as The Death and Life of a Severino) is a play in verse by Brazilian author João Cabral de Melo Neto, one of his most famous and frequently read works. Published in 1955 and written between 1954 and 1955, the play is divided into 18 sections and written in heptasyllabic meter, recalling the cordel, a form of the popular poetry of northeastern Brazil, where Melo Neto was born and lived for most of his life. Morte e Vida Severina is subtitled Auto de Natal Pernambucano (Auto of Pernambucan Christmas), in reference to both the biblical perspective of the word and in a broader sense of a new beginning for life at its entirety. The play recounts the journey of a retirante called Severino, who, fleeing from the poverty and droughts that ravage the northeastern region of Brazil, follows the Capibaribe River to the fertile lands nearer to the shore and then to the capital city of Recife, only to meet different forms of poverty and exploitation.
✍️ Autor
João Cabral de Melo Neto
📖 Páginas
40
Ratings
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Uma das melhores obras da literatura brasileira 💙
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Outro Clássico literário que mostra a realidade do sertão brasileiro. Nessa época, os autores brasileiros tentavam de certa forma, por meio dos seus livros denunciar o descaso do governo para com os estados do nordeste. Romance muito bem escrito e extremamente necessário até mesmo nos dias atuais.
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Morte e Vida Severina was written by João Cabral de Melo Neto.
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Morte e Vida Severina (literally, Severine Life and Death, translated by Elizabeth Bishop as The Death and Life of a Severino) is a play in verse by Brazilian author João Cabral de Melo Neto, one of his most famous and frequently read works. Published in 1955 and written between 1954 and 1955, the p
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Technical sheet
| Autor | João Cabral de Melo Neto |
|---|---|
| Páginas | 40 |
| Publicación | 1955 |
| Idioma original | 🇵🇹 PT |
Recommendations 30 people recommend it
Uma das melhores obras da literatura brasileira 💙