The confluence of James Joyce and Guimarães Rosa

Authors

  • Francisco Ivan da Silva Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v14i0.3607

Abstract

This paper aims to show the similarities between two novels,Ulysses, by the Irish writer James Joyce, and Grande Sertão: Veredas, by the Brazilian author João Guimarães Rosa. A large number of comparisons have been made between these two novels in the field of literature. They have many things in common, mainly the use of language. It is creation; and, even more, it is poetry, a magic path leading one author to the other, a novel about the other novel; and yet more: the language is the magic magnifying glass that brings readers and authors closer to the solitary journey of the characters. It is in the poetry and expression of these narratives that the readers discover the “spirit” of creation.

Author Biography

  • Francisco Ivan da Silva, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
    Francisco Ivan da Silva has a degree in Letters from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (1972), a Masters in Communication and Semiotics (1980) and a Ph.D. in Communication and Semiotics (1988) from the Catholic University of São Paulo. He is currently a regional representative of the Association of Irish Studies and an Associate Professor IV at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. He has experience in the field of Literature, with an emphasis on Brazilian Literature, working mainly with the following topics: Baroque, poetry, literature, language and semiotics.

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Published

17-11-2012

Issue

Vol. 14 (2012): ABEI Journal 14

Section

90 Years of Ulysses

How to Cite

Silva, F. I. da. (2012). The confluence of James Joyce and Guimarães Rosa. ABEI Journal, 14, 17-27. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v14i0.3607