THE DISCURSIVE CONFIGURATION OF THE WOMAN IN THE POETRY OF CORA CORALINA: SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF THE POEMS “AQUELA GENTE ANTIGA” AND “MEIAS IMPRESSÕES DE ANINHA (MÃE)”

Abstract

From the assumptions of the semiotic, this study aims to understand the discursive configuration of update of the feminine in two poems by Cora Coralina: “Aquela Gente Antiga” e “Meias Impressões de Aninha (mãe)”. To this end, rests on a theory of construction of the senses that finds support in the very materiality and discursive language that simultaneously focuses on the mechanisms "outside" of production and reception of texts. As a result of the analysis, it appears that, although they are covered by the same author's name, the texts analyzed in this study show variants narratives, thematics and figuratives participating in the construction of different meanings about the identity of the woman. While the poem “Aquela Gente Antiga” allows retrieve a route to generate the sense that validates the otherness of the feminine identity, the second text, “Meias impressões de Aninha (mãe)”, consists of a route that generates effects of disqualification of otherness. In short, this study reaffirms the possibility of formation of differing discourses within a work-author or effect.