Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 1924. / Vita. "Bibliographie": p. [55]-58.

The object of this thesis is to contribute to the appreciation of five selected Anglo-Saxon poems - The Wanderer, The Seafarer, Exodus, Andreas, and Beowulf - by analysing their metaphoric use of the sea. Metaphor is an essential and distinctive element of all poetry and, to be genuine, to be alive, and to be ever-interesting, a poem must achieve itself through metaphor. A poem's unique mode of vision is metaphoric, and whatever it communicates we perceive in and through metaphor. This is an axiomatic tenet of the criticism of modern poetry. But criticism of Anglo-Saxon poetry, if it bases its insights on a detailed reference to metaphor, must justify itself on theoretical grounds.

This thesis examines the wonder and the terror of the sea as it is evident in Herman Melville's novel, Moby-Dick. The examined characters stand in wonder or terror of the sea, or images of the wonderful and terrifying sea reveal characteristics of these sailors. Definitions, the views of the critics, and Ishmael's observations comprise chapter one. The common sailors (Bulkington, Fleece, Perth, the carpenter, the Manxman, and the boy Pip) make up chapter two. Chapter three consists of the four pagan harpooners (Daggoo, Tashtego, Queequeg, and Fedallah). The three mates (Flask, Stubb, and Starbuck) comprise chapter four. The thesis does not examine captain Ahab or Ishmael as each alone is material for a thesis.

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Orientador: Paulo Elias Allane Franchetti / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T15:44:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Goes_Fernando_M.pdf: 512678 bytes, checksum: 5d97ed78f840207f775e669dbabcb5cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Moacir Costa Lopes se projeta na literatura brasileira em 1959 quando publica seu primeiro romance: Maria de cada porto. Desde essa primeira obra, Lopes já demonstra toda a peculiaridade de seu estilo fluido, do tratamento diferenciado dado ao tempo e principalmente da temática do mar, pouco abordada na literatura brasileira. A ostra e o vento, publicado em 1964, foi a quarta obra de Moacir C. Lopes e pode ser entendida como um marco em sua produção romanesca, pois representa o que se pode chamar de início da sua fase madura como romancista. Em A ostra e o vento o que se destaca é a afinidade amorosa e conflituosa entre uma garota, Marcela, e um ser chamado Saulo, espécie de força sobrenatural, relacionado ao vento. Essa relação pode ser projetada na metáfora da tempestade marítima, pois essa figura sugere, em essência, uma relação entre amantes, entre mar e vento. Este último seria o responsável pela formação das tempestades ao agitar as águas com sua força. Assim, Marcela, atormentada por Saulo acaba destruindo todos os habitantes da ilha, tal como um mar revolto destrói aqueles que ousam desafiá-lo. A utilização da metáfora da tempestade marítima na interpretação de A ostra e o vento se mostra proveitosa, sobretudo, por permitir um melhor entendimento de Saulo, aceitando-o como um person gem autônomo e não apenas uma alucinação de Marcela. Tal figura também permite uma melhor compreensão do mar e de sua importância nessa narrativa como caracterizador da protagonista. Desse modo, por meio da metáfora da tempestade marítima, pôde-se ler A ostra e o vento se afastando da visão comum que tende a relacionar o mar com José. Essa nova leitura permite compreender melhor as peculiaridades dessa obra de Lopes, principalmente as relacionadas à categoria narrador/foco narrativo / Abstract: Moacir Costa Lopes appears on Brazilian literature in 1959 when he published his first novel: Mary of each port. Since that first work, Lopes already demonstrates the peculiarity of his fluid style, the differential treatment given to time and especially the theme of the sea, little appreciated in the Brazilian literature. The Oyster and the Wind, published in 1964, was the fourth work by Moacir C. Lopes and can be seen as a landmark in his novelistic production, it represents what might be called the beginning of his maturity as a novelist. The oyster and the wind in what stands out is the affinity and conflicted love between a girl, Marcela, and be named Saulo, a kind of supernatural force, related to the wind. This relationship may be associated with the metaphor of a storm at sea, as this figure suggests, in essence, a relationship between lovers, between sea and wind. The latter would be responsible for the formation of storms to stir the waters with his strength. Thus, Marcela, plagued by Saulo destroys all the inhabitants of the island as a stormy sea destroys those who dare challenge him. Using the metaphor of the storm at sea in the interpretation of The Oyster and the Wind proves useful, particularly for allowing a better understanding of Saulo, accepting it as an autonomous character and not just a hallucination of Marcela. This figure also allows a better understanding of the sea and its importance in this narrative as the protagonist's characterization. Thus, through the metaphor of the storm at sea, we could view The Oyster and the wind moving away from the common vision that links the sea with Joseph. This new interpretation allows us to understand better the peculiarities of this work of Lopes, especially those related to the category narrator / narrative focus / Mestrado / Literatura Brasileira / Mestre em Teoria e História Literária

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