Da feira para o palco: os gêneros musicais de A pena e a lei

Abstract

Written by Ariano Suassuna in 1959, A pena e a Lei is a dramatic space molded by the blend of genres, parody and carnavalization. This article is focused on musical genres, one of the elements that supports Suassuna´s writings. The musical genres that are present in the play, both in the indications as well as in the speeches of the characters, will generate new signs in the recodification of the dramatic language. The theoretical basis that supports this analysis will be given by the language studies developed by Mikhail Bakhtin.