Do desejo e da agonia: a representação do amor trágico em Os Sinos da Agonia, de Autran Dourado

Abstract

In this dissertation, we discuss the representation of love as a tragic element in the work Os Sinos da Agonia (1974), by Autran Dourado, aiming to contribute to new ways of reading the author's work, as well as contributing to his critical fortune. We look at the way Autran Dourado deals with such an ancient theme, attributing elements of modernity to it, such as the very form in which it presents itself: Romance. We also discuss the figurations of loving feelings and their consequences that lead the characters to the irreconcilable, placing them face to face with the fatalities of destiny and their choices. As main theoretical contributions, we use the essays and interviews by Autran Dourado (1976; 1994), as well as studies by Costa e Remédios (1988), Duby (1990), Eagleton (2013), Frye (1973), Lesky (2015), Paz (1994; 2013), Rougemont (2003), Senra (1983; 1991), Souza (1996), Vernant and Vidal-Naquet (1977), Vianna (1999), among others.