Uma análise comparativa entre O Auto da Barca do Inferno e O Auto da Compadecida: a universalidade literária da obra de Ariano Suassuna

Abstract

The aim of this article is to promote a comparative analysis between the Auto da Barca do Inferno by Gil Vicente and the Auto da Compadecida by Ariano Suassuna, in order to affirm the literary universality present in the work of the Brazilian author, characterized by the presence of Iberian Renaissance literature traits, demystifying the idea that his work is regionalist. The works of Victor Hugo, Mikhail Bakthin and Ligia Vassalo were used as the basis for theoretical foundation. After considering, Suassuna's own statements in some interviews, which was available in periodicals and videos, it was possible to understand that the author, while using elements of Northeastern popular culture, he seeks to deal with universal themes that permeate human existence, keeping Away apart his work from the Neonaturalism that characterizes regionalism.