A visão crítica da exploração mineral como ativismo político na poesia de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Abstract

This dissertation is part of the area of study that seeks to relate a period in the country's history - mineral extraction - and its objective is to carry out a study of the work of Carlos Drummond de Andrade in which the poet, with the recognition of his social content in his poetry, full of participation and an accurate look towards the world, as well as his visceral association with his homeland - Itabira, the poet did not let the exploitation of iron ore in Itabira go unnoticed. Thus, one can see the poet's concern with the preservation of the environment, in a militant and fierce way, a harmful exploitation carried out by Companhia Valle do Rio Doce. In this way, a study will be presented on the poems of Carlos Drummond de Andrade on mining, the mineral extraction of the poet's hometown, Itabira do Mato Dentro, mainly the exploration of Pico do Cauê - rich in iron deposits - and its transformations environmental (destruction of Pico do Cauê) and social (exploitation of the sale of land by the English), in order to study how the poet, in his writings, presents a critical view in the unfolding of the history of mining in the state of Minas Gerais, specifically in Itabira do Mato Dentro, permeating Drummond's work, in which Drummond's personal story intertwines with the history of the city of Itabira, which communicates with the history of the country. For this purpose, we will use the theory of ecocriticism, establishing a relationship between literature and the environment, demonstrating how this relationship of literature and the environment is built, thus contributing to literary studies. The poet addresses some reflections, such as mineral extraction on the landscape of Itabira, narrating the social, political and economic transformations of the country through the eyes of the poet. Due to the extent of the poet's work, we have selected some poems "Confidência do itabirano" published in Sentimentos do mundo (1940), "A Máquina do Mundo" published in Claro Enigma (1951) and "A Montanha Sprayed" published in Boitempo II (1973), among others. For this purpose, texts and studies of the author's critical fortune will be used.