Abstract
This paper is an initial propose about the present in the discussion of tradition, from the reflection on the poetry of cordel in Maestro Rafael Brito, poet from Fortaleza-CE. Rafael is young, writes many kinds of poetry, but is best known for his cordéis, which he refers to in traditional ways, though he performs it using the media resources of the present. We discuss the idea of tradition, traditions and traditionality from Ricoeur’s (2010) narrative proposals and analyze Rafael’s work through interviews and the content of his blog on the Internet. We observe that the Maestro is seen as a promise of the future of this “traditional” cordel, although it brings innovations of the poetry historiography. But it is still far from the transformations and political clashes that would destabilize official narratives claiming unchanging traditions.
Keywords
Cordel
; Memory; Tradition; Present; Maestro Rafael Brito