LITERATURA E MILITÂNCIA: A SOCIEDADE NA CRÍTICA DE ANTONIO CANDIDO

Résumé

Antonio Candido de Mello e Souza, considered by many the greatest representative of Brazil’s critic and historiography literature, has left an invaluable legacy by engaging, by mean of writing, in a social intervention, which is centered in a conflict with stationary thought and constant search for contradiction ”“ seen as the heart of life in society. According to Candido, dialectical literary critic enables the recognition of tradition and reality in the makings literary work. Revisiting texts from Textos de Intervenção, organized by Vinícius Dantas, this explanation aims to perform a short journey through Candido’s production and highlight points from his activist, academic and, specially, contemporary critics as way to pay tribute and enhance the spirit of those who continue to battle of a more fair and enlightened society.