Existentialism in Vergílio Ferreira: the Philosophy of his literary work

Abstract

This article aspires to elucidate and clarify the existentialist philosophy of the novelist Vergílio Ferreira, as well as the philosophical school of thought itself. Furthermore, the contemplation of such a line of thought will be feasible by resorting to one of the works of the author, enti-tled Manhã Submersa (1954). In which, the fictionist situates his though and his writing at the metamorphotic confluence between the aesthetics of neo-realism and the philosophy of exis-tentialism. Thus, the subsequent paragraphs intend to illustrate the literary matrix of Vergílio Ferreira, which embarks on a journey in search of and discovery of the self, the other and the cosmos that surrounds it. Endlessly focusing on the existential question: Who am I? Who are the others? What is my purpose? What is our purpose?