Critical Erasures: João Cabral, a Contaminated Source

Abstract

João Cabral was not only a skilled poet, he was also a skilled critic, which is why it is possible to say that his contributions have helped to forge part of what is now acknowledged as his work. Given the possibility of consulting documentary sources that go beyond the impersonality sustained by the poet, a hypothesis arises: it may be that the artifice of demonstrating only what the author would like to be seen in his production is also applicable to the value of what was omitted. Such reading gains strength when observing the republication of Aniki bobó and the dynamics of other titles when compared to the bibliographic code, as they emphasize an authorial compositional level which is still only marginally explored.