Esconderijos do tempo: a poética existencialista de Mário Quintana

Abstract

Studying the poetics of Mário Quintana constitutes an exploration of emotions that his production raises and that make the work unique within the Brazilian literary scene. And in search of some answers emanated by the quintanares, the study in question, has as general objective to analyze the existentialism present in the work Esconderijo do Tempo of the poet Mário Quintana, which unfold in the specific objectives of identifying the existentialist discourse present in the work under analysis, understand the social and philosophical context in which Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist philosophical current was configured and point out elements that contribute to the characterization of Mário Quintana's existentialist poetry. Existentialism, a philosophical current that emerged in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, focuses on human existence and its fundamental issues, such as freedom, choice, anguish and death. The bibliographical contribution chosen for this study is based on Arend and Pavani (2006), Becker (1996), Bornheim (2011), Moisés (2012, 2019), Penha (2017), Sartre (2011, 2015), Silva (2003) and Yokozawa (2006). This research is based on theoretical assumptions in the area of existentialist theory, memory and literary culture, as well as in authors from the field of philosophy. Existence, pain, nostalgia, pleasure and death guide living/being and are ever- present and common themes in philosophy and poetry and are present in quintanares. In this way, it is intended to collaborate with literary and philosophical studies about the existentialism present in the poetry of Mário Quintana.