Oralidade e linguagem na poética de José Craveirinha

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the work Karingana ua Karingana, of José Craveirinha (2008), originally published in 1974, one year before the independence of Mozambique. Poet-activist, Craveirinha struggle with words against colonialism. In the quest for freedom and emancipation of his people, the poet uses orality over its verses. From this, we reflect on how it is that oral poetry, as well as the aesthetic effect suggested by it. For both the theoretical foundation for the discussion of orality was based on the writings of Benjamin (2012), Vansina (1965), Halbwachs (1990) and Havelock (2000); the theory of poetry about the studies of Paz (1982), Bosi (2000) and Candido (1996) and on African literatures in Portuguese seek support in studies of Chaves (2005), Abdala (2003) and Leite (1991).