Às horas mortas: jornal literário

Abstract

The poem Às Horas Mortas describes the silent nighttime atmosphere, when the streets are empty and the city seems asleep. The poetic self observes details of the urban landscape, such as the guards searching the stairs, the lonely drinkers and the immoral women on the balconies. However, he also expresses hope for the future, imagining a future red-haired race and the exploration of distant continents. In the poem Às Horas Mortas, the writer Hildeberto Barbosa Filho portrays the stillness of the early morning, when the city is asleep. The poetic self observes the details of the urban landscape, such as the guards searching the stairs and the immoral women on the balconies. However, he also expresses hope for the future, imagining a future red-haired race and the exploration of distant continents.