THE INFLUENCE OF ORAL TRADITION ON THE WORK A MATINTA PERERA BY BARTOLOMEU CAMPOS DE QUEIRÓS

Abstract

Narratives are considerable aspects of individual and collective memory that are expressed through oral tradition and can reach writing, as is the case with the Amazonian narrative of Matinta Perera. Therefore, this study aims to reflect on how oral tradition influenced the writing of Bartolomeu Campos de Queirós's work, A Matinta Perera, an oral narrative told throughout the northern region of Brazil. To this end, the methodology used is bibliographical in nature, making a comparative study of Queirós's work with another of the same title by Walcyr Monteiro, A Feiticeira by Inglês de Sousa, and O Assovio da Matintaperera: contos perspectivas by Preto Michel, and the poems Matinta Perera, present in the book Canto Caboclo by Siqueira, and Matinta Perêra by Lúcio Sarmento. This is based on the theory of Joseph Ki-Zerbo, who addresses oral tradition, as well as the studies of Câmara Cascudo, Nelly Coelho, and other authors relevant to the topic. It follows, therefore, that oral tradition makes a significant contribution to the maintenance of memory and the propagation of narratives transmitted over time through orality, and has influenced the writing of works by important authors.