Representações da infância na poesia de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the poem “Infância”, from the book Alguma Poesia, by Carlos Drummond de Andrade. The focus of such analysis will be a reflection on the childhood memory elaborated by the poet in these works. The importance of this study is emphasized since Drummond is one of the best known and most relevant authors in the history of Brazilian literature and culture. Therefore, a study will be developed from theoretical texts that deal with poetry, in general. One of the aspects addressed will be the conception of memory of scholars such as Le Goff. The study discusses a brief history of Drummond's life and work, soon after, the analysis of the book in which the aforementioned poem was published, and finally, the study of the actual poem. Such analysis identifies that the work object of study was permeated by Drummond’s childhood memories, as well as by personal perceptions built in his childhood, at a time when social values were different from what is seen today.