INTERMEDIALITY IN ELIZABETH BISHOP´S POETRY

Resumo

Starting from the preciseness and expressiveness of the descriptions in Elizabeth Bishop´s poetry, the essay relies on the concepts of intermediality, iconotext and ekphrasis for the analysis of three of the poet´s best known poems, “Arrival at Santos”, “Brazil, January 1, 1502” and “The Burglar of Babylon”. The three are read as evidence of the poet´s changing attitudes towards Brazil as well as illustrations of the role played by intermediality – the relation between Literature and the other arts and media – as tools for social and historical criticism.