The Anthropophagic Manifesto (Portuguese: Manifesto Antropófago), also variously translated as the Cannibal Manifesto or the Cannibalist Manifesto, was published in 1928 by the Brazilianpoet and polemicistOswald de Andrade, a key figure in the cultural movement of Brazilian Modernism and contributor to the publication Revista de Antropofagia. It was inspired by "Abaporu," a painting by Tarsila do Amaral, modernist artist and wife of Oswald de Andrade.[1] The essay was translated to English in 1991 by Leslie Bary;[2]
Manifesto Antropófago
Original 1928 Publication in Revista de Antropofagia, featuring a line drawing of Tarsila do Amaral's "Abaporu"
Written in poetic prose in the modernist style of Une Saison en Enfer by Rimbaud, the Manifesto Antropófago is more directly political than Oswald's previous manifesto, Manifesto Pau-Brasil, which was created in the interest of propagating a Brazilian poetry for export. The "Manifesto" has often been interpreted as an essay in which the main argument proposes that Brazil's history of "cannibalizing" other cultures is its greatest strength, while playing on the modernists' primitivist interest in cannibalism as an alleged tribal rite. Cannibalism becomes a way for Brazil to assert itself against European post-colonial cultural domination.[5]
One of the Manifesto's iconic lines, written in English in the original, is "Tupi or not Tupi, that is the question." The line is simultaneously a celebration of the Tupi, who practiced certain forms of ritual cannibalism (as detailed in the 16th century writings of André Thévet, Hans Staden, and Jean de Léry), and a metaphorical instance of cannibalism: it eats Shakespeare. On the other hand, some critics argue that Antropofagia as a movement was too heterogeneous for overarching arguments to be extracted from it, and that often it had little to do with a post-colonial cultural politics.[6]
Influencesedit
In the 1960s, introduced to the work of Oswald de Andrade by concrete poetAugusto de Campos, both visual artist Hélio Oiticica and musician Caetano Veloso saw the Manifesto as a major artistic influence on the Tropicália movement. Veloso has stated, "the idea of cultural cannibalism fit us, the tropicalists, like a glove. We were ‘eating’ the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix."[7] On the 1968 album Tropicalia: ou Panis et Circensis, Gilberto Gil and Torquato Neto explicitly refer to the Manifesto in the song "Geléia geral" in the lyric "a alegria é a prova dos nove" (happiness is the proof of nines), which they follow with "e a tristeza é teu porto seguro" (and sadness is your safe harbor).
In 1990, Brazilian visual artist Antonio Peticov created a mural in honour of what would have been Andrade's 100th birthday. Momento Antropofágico com Oswald de Andrade was installed in the São Paulo Metro's Republica station. It was inspired by three of Andrade's works: O Perfeito Cozinheiro das Almas deste Mundo, Manifesto Antropofágico, and O Homem do Povo.[8][9]
^"Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
^Andrade, Oswald de (1991). "Cannibalist Manifesto". Latin American Literary Review. 19 (38). Translated by Leslie Bary. Pittsburgh: Dept. of Modern Languages, Carnegie-Mellon University: 38–47. JSTOR 20119601. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
^Gearini, Victória (26 February 2020). "Aventuras na História · Grupo dos Cinco: os precursores do Modernismo no Brasil". Aventuras na História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
^"Albert Eckhout, Series of eight figures (article)". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
^Garcia, Luis Fellipe (2020). "Oswald de Andrade / Anthropophagy". ODIP: The Online Dictionary of Intercultural Philosophy. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein (ed.). Retrieved 13 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Jauregui, Carlos, A. (2012). McKee Irwin & Szurmuk, Robert & Mónica (ed.). Dictionary of Latin American Cultural Studies. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. pp. 22–28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Dunn, Christopher. Brutality garden : Tropicália and the emergence of a Brazilian counterculture. Chapel Hill, NC. ISBN978-1-4696-1571-4. OCLC 862077082.
^"Editorial - Underground collection: works of art in São Paulo subway". SP-Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 24, 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^(PDF). Arte no Metrô (in Brazilian Portuguese). p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2019.
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Text in English, translation by Leslie Bary
Article in English about Antropofagia by Carlos Jauregui
April 10, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Manifesto Antropofago news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Anthropophagic Manifesto Portuguese Manifesto Antropofago also variously translated as the Cannibal Manifesto or the Cannibalist Manifesto was published in 1928 by the Brazilian poet and polemicist Oswald de Andrade a key figure in the cultural movement of Brazilian Modernism and contributor to the publication Revista de Antropofagia It was inspired by Abaporu a painting by Tarsila do Amaral modernist artist and wife of Oswald de Andrade 1 The essay was translated to English in 1991 by Leslie Bary 2 Manifesto AntropofagoOriginal 1928 Publication in Revista de Antropofagia featuring a line drawing of Tarsila do Amaral s Abaporu AuthorOswald de AndradeCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese Contents 1 Content 2 Influences 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksContent edit nbsp The Grupo dos Cinco a modernist art collective that upheld the principles of the Modern Art Week of 1922 3 nbsp A Tapuya woman with human body parts by Albert Eckhout 4 Written in poetic prose in the modernist style of Une Saison en Enfer by Rimbaud the Manifesto Antropofago is more directly political than Oswald s previous manifesto Manifesto Pau Brasil which was created in the interest of propagating a Brazilian poetry for export The Manifesto has often been interpreted as an essay in which the main argument proposes that Brazil s history of cannibalizing other cultures is its greatest strength while playing on the modernists primitivist interest in cannibalism as an alleged tribal rite Cannibalism becomes a way for Brazil to assert itself against European post colonial cultural domination 5 One of the Manifesto s iconic lines written in English in the original is Tupi or not Tupi that is the question The line is simultaneously a celebration of the Tupi who practiced certain forms of ritual cannibalism as detailed in the 16th century writings of Andre Thevet Hans Staden and Jean de Lery and a metaphorical instance of cannibalism it eats Shakespeare On the other hand some critics argue that Antropofagia as a movement was too heterogeneous for overarching arguments to be extracted from it and that often it had little to do with a post colonial cultural politics 6 Influences editIn the 1960s introduced to the work of Oswald de Andrade by concrete poet Augusto de Campos both visual artist Helio Oiticica and musician Caetano Veloso saw the Manifesto as a major artistic influence on the Tropicalia movement Veloso has stated the idea of cultural cannibalism fit us the tropicalists like a glove We were eating the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix 7 On the 1968 album Tropicalia ou Panis et Circensis Gilberto Gil and Torquato Neto explicitly refer to the Manifesto in the song Geleia geral in the lyric a alegria e a prova dos nove happiness is the proof of nines which they follow with e a tristeza e teu porto seguro and sadness is your safe harbor In 1990 Brazilian visual artist Antonio Peticov created a mural in honour of what would have been Andrade s 100th birthday Momento Antropofagico com Oswald de Andrade was installed in the Sao Paulo Metro s Republica station It was inspired by three of Andrade s works O Perfeito Cozinheiro das Almas deste Mundo Manifesto Antropofagico and O Homem do Povo 8 9 See also editLiterature of Brazil TropicaliaReferences edit Tarsila do Amaral Inventing Modern Art in Brazil MoMA The Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 2020 08 18 Andrade Oswald de 1991 Cannibalist Manifesto Latin American Literary Review 19 38 Translated by Leslie Bary Pittsburgh Dept of Modern Languages Carnegie Mellon University 38 47 JSTOR 20119601 Retrieved 2015 07 22 Gearini Victoria 26 February 2020 Aventuras na Historia Grupo dos Cinco os precursores do Modernismo no Brasil Aventuras na Historia in Brazilian Portuguese Retrieved 2020 08 18 Albert Eckhout Series of eight figures article Khan Academy Retrieved 2020 08 18 Garcia Luis Fellipe 2020 Oswald de Andrade Anthropophagy ODIP The Online Dictionary of Intercultural Philosophy Thorsten Botz Bornstein ed Retrieved 13 June 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Jauregui Carlos A 2012 McKee Irwin amp Szurmuk Robert amp Monica ed Dictionary of Latin American Cultural Studies Gainesville University Press of Florida pp 22 28 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Dunn Christopher Brutality garden Tropicalia and the emergence of a Brazilian counterculture Chapel Hill NC ISBN 978 1 4696 1571 4 OCLC 862077082 Editorial Underground collection works of art in Sao Paulo subway SP Arte in Brazilian Portuguese January 24 2020 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