A mímesis e o imaginário em Rio Subterrâneo, de O. G. Rego

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to interpret the work Underground River, by O g. Rego de Carvalho, based on the theories of mímesis and of the imaginary. With this purpose, it was elected the theoretical proposal of Luiz Costa Lima about the mímesis, considering that he supports the redefinition of the concept from a look that breaks the literary text of the metaphor of the mirror world to think the mimetic process as a producer of difference. In this follow-up, the imaginary cooperates in the reading and understanding of the poetics by Rego de Carvalho for providing the methodological framework that assists in the interpretation of the work, since the mímesis costalimiana makes feasible the dialogue with the imaginary, due to his character. This theoretical breakdown highlights the potential of this representation in underground river and the relevant dynamics of water symbolism the novel presents. In these questions in the analysis, we identified how the work of Rego de Carvalho returns to reality and how the poetics of representation resonates in the imagination, specifically the waters, engendered in the text through the various images related to water symbolism.