Cadernos de Pós-Graduação em Letras

IN THE MORNING AFTER CHILDHOOD:

WAGNER APARECIDO DA SILVA — 2026-04-17

Arthur C. Clarke's The End of Childhood breaks with the traditional utopian paradigm by shifting the narrative's focus beyond humanity. The work conceives of humankind as a transitional stage in a larger evolutionary process, the culmination of which requires its transcendence. In this context, the Lords do not act as spiritual guides, but as mediators tasked with stabilizing history and establishing the suspension necessary for the final metamorphosis. The established global peace and abundance constitute a "utopian desert," often interpreted as stagnation, but which the novel reveals to be a civilizational cocoon: a gestational pause preparing the emergence of a post-human consciousness integrated with the Cosmic Mind. Thus, Clarke reformulates the classical notion of utopia, shifting it from the political to the ontological plane, where the transformation of the species is presented as a necessary condition for the emergence of higher forms of existence.

“Entre Santos”: vacilação e a ameaça do Fantástico em Machado de Assis

André Karasczuk Taniguchi — 2026-04-17

O presente artigo analisa o conto “Entre Santos” de Machado de Assis em 1896 à luz das teorias do Fantástico de Todorov (2014) e Roas (2013). O estudo evidencia como o autor constrói a vacilação entre realidade e sobrenatural, associando tensão, dessacralização e ambiguidade moral dos santos à ameaça do Fantástico. Evidencia-se que, embora geralmente associado ao Realismo, Machado também recorreu ao Insólito Ficcional em sua produção, contribuindo para leituras que transcendem o plausível e sugerem a presença do sobrenatural.

AS CONFIGURAÇÕES DO FANTÁSTICO E DO DUPLO EM ELZA E HELENA, DE GASTÃO CRULS

Thais Regina Gimenes Chagas — 2026-04-17

O tema do duplo é um elemento recorrente na literatura fantástica. Ele explora a ideia de um “outro eu”, que pode ser um gêmeo, um sósia ou até mesmo uma manifestação sobrenatural da personalidade do protagonista, que provoca reações emocionais imprevisíveis, pautadas no medo de ver a sua personalidade usurpada, de não se reconhecer como um ser autêntico e independente, capaz de assumir todo o controle sobre si mesmo. Diante disso, vamos explorar como o tema do duplo desempenha um papel significativo na construção da narrativa, que se entrelaça com o misterioso, em diferentes contextos do romance Elza e Helena (1949), de Gastão Cruls.

Enchantment and Morality in Reinações de Narizinho and O Picapau Amarelo: The Role of Fantasy

Bruna da Silva Otto de Oliveira — 2026-04-17

This article discusses how Monteiro Lobato intertwines reality and fantasy in Reinações de Narizinho and O Picapau Amarelo to foster children’s imagination and moral development. It highlights the blending of traditional fairy tales with the Sítio universe, encouraging a critical and active engagement from the young reader. Characters such as Emília and Narizinho play central roles in building this playful realm that combines education and entertainment, without underestimating children’s intelligence.

João Grilo e o retorno dos mortos

Ronaldo Velho Bueno — 2026-04-17

This article discusses the marks of proximity between the play “Auto da Compadecida”, by Ariano Suassuna, and the Greek myth of Orpheus. In addition to the work is commonly associated with the plays of Gil Vicente and the Spanish theater of the 17th century, João Grilo's judgment revolves around the mytheme of the return of the dead. The debate about Orpheus is based on Bulfinch (2002) and Brunel (2000). The theoretical review also brings reflections of Campbell (2010) and Eliade (2002). The corpus of analysis is focused on the third act of Suassuna's text, from selected excerpts that explore similarities and differences in relation to the myth.

O Auto da Compadecida: um causo que atravessa mídias, tempos e narrativas

Nathália Taise de Camargo Mendes — 2026-04-17

This article analyzes O Auto da Compadecida from the perspective of adaptation and intermediality, tracing its trajectory from the 1955 theatrical text to the acclaimed 2000 film version. Drawing on Linda Hutcheon’s theory of adaptation and on the intertextuality framework developed by Koch, Bentes, and Cavalcante, the study examines how Guel Arraes’s film transforms and recreates elements of Ariano Suassuna’s work. It also incorporates Braulio Tavares’s reflections on the Northeastern storytelling tradition, understood as a continuous process of retelling that travels across generations and media. The article highlights character modifications, narrative choices, and audiovisual strategies that update the meanings of the original play, arguing that adaptation is not derivative but a creative practice that keeps foundational cultural narratives alive.

LITERATURA PÓS-AUTÔNOMA

Júlia Demétrio — 2026-04-17

Post-autonomous literature is a concept established by Ludmer (2010) who discusses how current literatures cross literary boundaries. In this way, some authors of the last decade have stood out with their writings that interact with various literary genres, such as the author Veronica Stigger. Based on two short stories, Argumentum Chronologicum (2007) and “The Book” (2019), we will look at the author's writing and her relationship between the boundaries of various literary genres.

As aventuras de Robinson Crusoé e as Cidades de Refúgio da Bíblia

Yon Morato Ferreira da Costa — 2026-04-17

The purpose of this article is to establish a parallel between the understanding of Daniel Defoe's work in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe and the existence of the six cities of refuge mentioned in the Holy Bible. Based on the situation of exile experienced on the island of despair, the encounter with the indigenous person saved from death baptized by Friday, the mutual learning, the figure of the rescuer and the new opportunity for life after 28 years of separation from the previous life.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMAGE ABOUT THE ELDERLY ON FACEBOOK

RAIMUNDO ISÍDIO DE SOUSA — 2026-04-17

Assuming that the internet subject has the illusion of freedom, being able to forge and imitate other subjects, we analyze how the collective actor of the “Group Page where we pretend to be confused with technology” constructs and disseminates simulacra about the elderly. The study is theoretically and methodologically supported by French discursive semiotics and its practical developments in dialogue with Bertrand, Barros, Discini, Fiorin, Fontanille, Fontanille and Zilberberg and Greimas and Courtés. We found that, in the simulacra, there is an underlying negative sanction against the elderly internet user and that it is composed of the modal principle of not knowing how to do, not knowing how to operate technologies, being related to diseases and not having digital literacy.

O crime da bas-bleu

Sergio Schargel — 2026-04-17

This article aims to explore the murder of illustrator Roberto Rodrigues by writer and journalist Sylvia Serafim in 1929 through the lens of the processes of the aestheticization of violence and sensationalism. It analyzes how the media shaped the perception of the crime and the defendant's figure, highlighting the role of the press in constructing narratives that transcend the fact itself, perpetuating a figure that remains dehumanized to this day. Because of the crime, both Sylvia’s and Roberto’s intellectual and artistic productions were forgotten and their biographies reduced to its conditions, respectively, of murderess and martyr. The conclusions point to the complexity of the case, which goes beyond a simple criminal act, highlighting the political instrumentalization of Serafim's figure by both her detractors and even her defenders.

Páginas Inciais

Nathália Taise de Camargo Mendes — 2026-04-17

Editorial

Elaine Cristina Prado dos Santos — 2026-04-17