Antonio Candido and the “End of Utopias”

Abstract

In this paper I comment on topics related to O discurso e a cidade [Discourse and the city], by Antonio Candido, intending to point out connections among the conception of the book, the author’s critical project and his political vision. I discuss topics concerning the representation of social reality and its transfiguration in literary works, as well as Candido’s understanding of Socialism and utopia.