A Musa instável: o antipoético, o hibridismo e a lírica deselegante de Gonçalo M. Tavares

Abstract

Considering that contemporary literature refutes the more traditional precepts of literary genres, behaving based on eclecticism and aesthetic-formal instability, in this article we seek to analyze one of the most emblematic works of Gonçalo M. Tavares, O homem ou é tonto ou é mulher (2002). This goes against the classic configuration of literary text by embracing confrontation, while at the same time showing itself as an antipoetic composition crossed by intersections of formerly stable modalities: the lyrical, the dramatic, and the narrative. Throughout this work, we will discuss thinkers and critics who have span centuries of debate, from classicism and neoclassicism to modernity and contemporary times, so that we can then analyze the highlighted literary text in greater depth.