A CRY FOR JUSTICE, HOPE AND PEACE IN CASALDÁLIGA'S POETRY OF RESISTANCE
Casaldáliga; Colonization; Resistance; Freedom; Peace.
It is evident in Versos adversos: antologia (2006), by Dom Pedro Casaldáliga, the aesthetic and imagistic aspects of a poetry that outlines a scenario of social injustice within a deeply spiritual perspective, bringing the poet closer to the religious dimension in a true epiphanic communion. From this standpoint, the present dissertation analyzes some of his poems with a focus on understanding the linguistic and literary devices employed in the construction of poetic imagery that evokes perspectives of hope, resistance, and spirituality, enhancing the author’s social poetry. The research adopts a qualitative approach grounded in bibliographic review and developed through an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on contributions from literary theory and criticism, philosophy, and theology to support the analytical construction of the poems in the work. Among the literary critcs selected are Alfredo Bosi (1977, 1992a, 2002), Antonio Candido (1996, 2004, 2006), Octavio Paz (1982, 1984) Marinete Souza and Célia Reis (2014), Edson Santos (2018) and Priscila Darolt (2021); in philosophical thought, the study draws on the contributions of Georg Hegel (1996); and in theology, on the works of José Regidor (1996) and Leonardo Boff (1998), among others. It became evident that the metaphorical language, reinforced by the critical and ironic tone adopted throughout the texts, amplifies a literary voice that becomes the voice of the oppressed between the 1960s and 1980s in the municipality of São Félix do Araguaia, in the state of Mato Grosso. The verses convey a prophetic literature, intensified by historical and social issues that transform the literary text into a poetic manifesto, claiming justice and hope for the marginalized peoples of the region.
Keywords: Casaldáliga; Poetry; Resistance; Spirituality.