Abstract:Fernando Pessoa, in the voice of heteronym Alvaro de Campos, wrote an article entitled "Apontamentos para uma estética não-aristotélica", in which exposed part of his conception of art, defi ned in opposition to Aristotelian art. As Aristotle understood beauty as the main purpose of art, Pessoa said it is possible an art based on the idea of strength, not of beauty. In the article, the poems "Ode Triunfal" and "Ode Maritima", both of Campos, are examples of a non-Aristotelian art; however, another text of Pess… Show more
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