Que povo é esse?: Leandro Gomes de Barros e seus leitores (1900-1920)

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to approach the general characteristics of the public who read and listen to the work of the poet of Cordel Leandro Gomes de Barros between the years 1900 and 1920. The work took as main source the pamphlets of the poet, using also Recife newspapers within the temporal cut, of the books of census and of a bibliographical contribution that supported the construction of the narrative. It was sought, at first, to denaturalize the notion of cordel poet as representative and spokesman of the people, pointing out this perception as a discursive production constructed historically and socially, in time and space, addressing, from this, the need To constitute an individualized analysis of the poets of Cordel, who produce their work from the contact with a specific public. Subsequently, a reflection was presented that covered the paths of life that led Leandro Gomes de Barros to Recife and, consequently, to be the first poet to live exclusively from his poetry. Thus, the existence of a shared culture between author and public has been demonstrated, permeating the narratives of the leaflets. Finally, from the analysis of practices of dissemination, distribution, publishing and reading, which singled out the Cordel as a literary style, an approach was begun to the readers and listeners of Leandro Gomes de Barros, revealing heterogeneity as a fundamental brand. In this way, this work intends to throw new reflections under a field already studied, but which, from new looks, is still extremely profitable.