The proverbial literature of Carolina Maria de Jesus and Beatriz Nsscimento
Proverbial Literature. Black Literature. ancestry. Inscription. Oraliture. Literature-terreiro.
By presenting proverbial literature as a potent black literary production in Brazil, for through the works of Carolina Maria de Jesus and Beatriz Nascimento, it is intended to highlight the complexity of the ancestral ethical and aesthetic dimensions present in the creations of these authors. This takes place in a dialogue, confrontation and tension with the established literary canon and the very official historiography of Brazilian literature. Through the articulation of several concepts, such as inscription (Queiroz), cross (Martins), orality (Ayoh'Omidire, Martins), terreiro-literature (Freitas), fractal migration (Paxe), slavery (Evaristo) and epistemic plunder (Freitas), the objective is to analyze proverbs, aphorisms and maxims in their literary, pedagogical dimension and philosophical. In addition, it seeks to establish a new field of circulation anchored in the African-based black literature, particularly in the Yorùbá and Bantu traditions. ancestry is taken as the main analytical vector that unites all these concepts mentioned. It serves as an interpretive lens for understanding and exploring the proverbial inscriptions, evidencing its relevance in the Brazilian literary genealogy. That study contributes to expanding the aesthetic experiences contained in these productions, allowing a reconfiguration of the literary landscape by including black voices and their epistemologies. In this way, the objective is not only to claim the presence of proverbs in the literary tradition Brazilian culture, but also contribute to expanding the frontiers of knowledge, providing a greater appreciation and understanding of the aesthetic experiences present in these textualities literary. The study proposes, therefore, to enrich the literary field, giving visibility to the contributions of African-based black literature and valuing the richness of (aesthetic) ethics ancestors.