Jesus Cristo no epos do Negrinho do Pastoreio : da lenda à Súplica ao negrinho do pastoreio (1959), de Fernandes Barbosa

Abstract

This research thesis analyzes the presence of Jesus Christ in the epos of “Negrinho do Pastoreio”, a legendary character famous in the historical, mythical and cultural universe in Brazilian and foreign Literature, represented in various artistic and cultural manifestations, such as cinema, theater, plastic arts, sculpture, among others. Considering the wide sociocultural repertoire that enshrines the heroism of “Negrinho do Pastoreio”, for the development of this thesis, the mapping and analysis of literary productions published between 1857 and 1959 in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina were carried out. In general, this work results from a historical, documentary and literary research in which several critical-theoretical methodologies were applied, such as: Literary Analysis, Genetic Criticism, Comparative Literature and Interviews. Through which, it was possible to develop a monographic and theoretical thesis whose main objective was to analyze and understand the nature of the epoch of "Negrinho do Pastoreio", historically and culturally constructed in a correlational manner to the redemptive feats of Jesus Christ, from the first manifestations of the legend to the epic poem in Súplica ao negrinho do pastoreio, by Fernandes Barbosa. In this epic poem, in particular, it is found that through the epic immortality and symbolic mythical references of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and the participation of the lyrical self - narrator of the epic story, the "Negrinho do Pastoreio" can be interpreted as a metaphor of Jesus Christ.