O BELO, ALÉM DA BELEZA, E A RECEPÇÃO DO FEMININO GRECO-ROMANO NO CANCIONEIRO PARAIBANO DE CHICO CÉSAR E ZÉ RAMALHO

Abstract

Regarding the study of myths, one aspect that we believe to be fundamental is their universal reach, as one in which one sees their direction to the most diverse forms of knowledge and cultures. Especially, our interest is even greater when this presence is notorious in Brazilian culture. As we know, the mythical narratives are by several authors and artists, conducting artistic creations that express ideas and emotions in a poetic and symbolic way. In addition, mythology offers a rich source of adaptive stories, allowing contemporary reflections on historical and representative values. And, given this interpretative and intertextual perception, artists such as Zé Ramalho, Chico César and Chico Buarque, among others, make use of these mythological stories in their compositions. Thus, this article aims to explore the presence of mythology in popular songs, particularly in those that express an emphasis on mythical female figures, as a basis for analysis of the reception of the feminine in their approach, not only in antiquity, as in modern times, so that we can contribute to an understanding of the feminine in the classical world from a timeless perspective. Therefore, we will dialogue with authors such as Martha Robles (2019), Luciana Ferreira Mendonça (undated), Marta Mega de Andrade (2003), Airan Borges dos Santos (2020), Verônica de Fátima Gomes Moura (2011), Pierre Bourdieu (1989) and Marcus Reis Pinheiro (2010). With this purpose, we will exhibit three topics: 1. Besides beauty, the essence of Beauty and its dimension: contextualization about the feminine and the beautiful in antiquity; 2. Between objectifications and genuine senses: the reception of the woman of Greek Antiquity in the popular songbook of Zé Ramalho and Chico César; 3. Analysis of the Greco-Roman female representation in “Mulher nova, bonita e carinhosa” [“Young, beautiful and affectionate woman”], by Zé Ramalho. Throughout the proposed topics, we will address how each one correlates with each other, encompassing the methods of study and analysis to achieve this research objective.