Metrical counterpoint and semanticization of form in a poem by Fernando Pessoa

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  • Paulo Henriques Brito Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2014v3nespp145

Abstract

Relying on the notion of metrical counterpoint developed in an earlier article, the author demonstrates the existence of a dense metrical structure in Fernando Pessoa’s poem “Pierrot bêbado” which may be analyzed as consisting of two levels in a relationship of counterpoint. It is also shown that the metrical counterpoint interacts with the semantic level, in that the character of Pierrot mentioned in the title appears in the body of the poem mostly as an inversion in the counterpointed meters.

Author Biography

Paulo Henriques Brito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Formação em Língua Inglesa e Portuguesa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Mestrado em Letras, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Título de Notório Saber, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Professor associado da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. E-mail: phbritto@hotmail.com

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2014-10-30

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Brito, P. H. (2014). Metrical counterpoint and semanticization of form in a poem by Fernando Pessoa. Cadernos De Tradução, 1(esp.), 145–159. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2014v3nespp145

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Vol. 1 No. esp. (2014): Depois de Babel

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