Resíduos bíblicos na poesia colonial brasileira

Abstract

The Devil has always been the subject of concerns, because its figure has undergone many changes throughout the ages. Based, in general, on the biblical text, the interpretation of the Devil was different in each historical moment. However, the notion of an evil, sometimes personified in the character of the Devil, remains to this day. In this brief analysis, we will focus on the residues of biblical devilish imagery around persuasion, separated from the evil ideology often associated with the Devil, found in the sacred poetry of Gregorio de Matos and in Marilia de Dirceu, by Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, poets of the Brazilian colonial period. To do so, we will use the Theory of Residuality (PONTES, 1999), according to which nothing is unique in culture and literature, but rather, all remains of other times and spaces. Thus, we intend to demonstrate that the essence of the biblical devilish persuasion, in other words, the residue, remains, which shows that the cultures, and specifically the literature, are in continuous intertwining process.