A função social da poesia e o Ensino de Literautra

Abstract

This paper presents brief reflection about social function of poetry relating to Literatura teaching in college education context. This paper comprises three sections. In first section, are discussed some axial thoughts keys to identify a basic problem and to suggest possible solutions. In second section, the axial thoughts unfold in two concepts, the social function of reading & writing and the poetry social function, are guided by researches of Carlos Felipe Moisés (2020); Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna (1962; 1977); Antonio Candido (1995); João Cabral de Melo Neto (1994); René Wellek e Austin Warren (1955), among otherss. In third section, are suggested some possible ways to Literature teaching following the listed precepts. Therefore, it was concluded that is relevant to promove a method focused on perspective of professor hermeneutic function who, to the proposed method, should to adopt the position of a “most experienced professor” which must assume an intellectual position whose function is mediate critically and  creatively the connection between the literary text and reader.