Carlos Drummond de Andrade Summary

Critical Essay by John Nist Much of the poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade moves upon the drama of obsessing ideas, for he is obsessed with several convictions of the perfectionist: That he is impos... Read more

Critical Essay by Virginia De AraÚjo and Joaquim-francisco Coelho [The keynote of Carlos Drummond de Andrade's first volume of poetry], and to a great extent the keynote of [his] poetry ... Read more

In the following essay, Martins explains Drummond's vision of modernism and notes the popular and critical attention the poet has received. To a large extent, the work of Carlos Drummond de And... Read more

In the following essay, Pontiero discusses the ways in which Drummond's poetry deals with the theme of human love and points out the evolution of the poet's techniques and styles. ȁ... Read more

In the following review of Nova Reunião, Gledson acknowledges the difficulty of classifying the poet's work into simple categories and discusses the relative lack of familiarity with Dru... Read more

In the following review of two books by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa and Drummond's Travelling in the Family, Rosenthal notes Drummond's sense of irony, contemplative nature, and colo... Read more