Quando a criança era criança: a luz da infância em As Asas do Desejo, de Wim Wenders e Peter Handke, e o poema VIII d’“O Guardador de Rebanhos”, de Alberto Caeiro

Authors

  • Mariana Vaz de Almeida CETeatro-UL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51427/com.est.2023.02.02.0001

Keywords:

Wim Wenders, Alberto Caeiro, Peter Handke, myth of childhood, primitivism

Abstract

In this article, we explore the thematic connections between Wings of Desire, a 1987’s movie by Wim Wenders and Peter Handke, and “O Guardador de Rebanhos”, more specifically poem VIII, by Alberto Caeiro (one of Fernando Pessoa’s heteronyms). We aim to explain in what way both works of art develop the myth of childhood by proclaiming the child as the adult’s teacher, and innocence as a way of living, thus conveying a primitivist
worldview.

Author Biography

  • Mariana Vaz de Almeida, CETeatro-UL

    Mariana Vaz de Almeida has a degree in Portuguese Studies from the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Lisbon and a Master’s degree in teaching Portuguese and Latin from the Teaching Institute of the same University; as part of her supervised teaching practice, she developed a comparative study between texts by Maria Judite de Carvalho, Ricardo Reis and Lídia Jorge. In addition to research, she also focuses on writing, having been one of the authors published within the scope of the 2nd edition of the Luís Vilaça Literary Prize and currently participating in LAB – Teatro Meridional Dramaturgy Laboratory, in partnership with FLUL’s Theatre Studies Center. E-mail:  marianasousaantao@gmail.com.

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Published

28-02-2024

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How to Cite

“Quando a criança Era criança: A Luz Da infância Em As Asas Do Desejo, De Wim Wenders E Peter Handke, E O Poema VIII d’‘O Guardador De Rebanhos’, De Alberto Caeiro”. 2024. Estrema: Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities 2 (2): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.51427/com.est.2023.02.02.0001.