The Chronicle in The Middle of The Road

The Chronicle of Carlos Drummond de Andrade and The Transformations in The Carioca Society During The Juscelino Kubitschek Government (1956-1960)

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the years of the Juscelino Kubitschek government (1956-1960) from the intersection between the literary writing and historical awareness in the chronicles of Carlos Drummond de Andrade. The main problem is to understand through the chronicle, treated and analyzed as a historical source, like a representation of the portraits of the Rio de Janeiro society at the end of 1950’s. Using the theoretical basis of studies from the historical field from Cultural History by the authors PESAVENTO (2007) and CERTEAU (1994), which helps us understand the sensibilities and everyday practices in Drummond's chronicles. The methodology used is narrative analysis (SHOLES e KELLOG, 1977), and this text it’s part of the reflections being developed in the research underway in the master's program.