O Clã e A Província: o papel dos periódicos literários e culturais na formação da identidade coletiva de um grupo de escritores cearenses (1930-1950)

Abstract

This article reflects upon the catalyst role played by the periodical CLÃ in the identity formation process of the collective of intellectuals who published it. In order to attain this, the article examines recurrent arguments in discourses, writings and memories, analyzed through concepts that are characteristic of these intellectuals’ history, along with some sparse statements on the study of cultural groups by literary critic Raymond Williams. Focusing on the experience of writers without great notoriety, this paper aims to contribute towards the diversification of perceptions on intellectual experience. It was noticed that the sociability within the group configured generational aspects, organized around sensibilities grounded on the limited circulation of their works and their social condition as professional writers. The publications enabled the consolidation of sensibilities and affective relationships, while also establishing themselves as a space of intellectual fermentation and locus of cultural politics propelled by their collective identity.