Gerardo Mello Mourão

Gerardo Mello Mourão (January 8, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was a Brazilian epic poet, politician, journalist, translator, essayist and biographer.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." University of Sao Paulo, available at https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8149/tde-10112016-145800/es.php 

He was a major figure of Brazilian epic poetry as well as all lusophone literature.  His best-known works include Invenção do Mar: Carmen sæculare (1997) and Os Peãs (1982). He was also known for his involvement with ideological movements of the 20th century, such as fascism and communism. For this reason, Mourao was arrested 18 times. He was also tortured in prison.The epic in Invention of the sea, by Gerardo Mello Mourão, and Galáxias, by Haroldo de Campos. 2014. 364 p. Thesis (doctorate) - State University of Campinas, Institute of Language Studies, Campinas, SP. Available at: <http://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/269902 >. Accessed on: 25 mar. 2021.

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