O livro enquanto propagador de mito: uma análise da percepção do Grêmio Foot-ball Porto Alegrense e o mito do imortal tricolor através de suas obras

Abstract

Based on the theoretical notions given by authors such as Michel Maffesoli, Edgar Morin and Juremir Machado da Silva, this work analyzes Grêmio Foot-ball Porto-Alegrense’s history with the goal of identifying in which way its books contribute to the propagation of the “Tricolor Immortal” myth, where characteristics “strength”, “race” and the belief on the “immortality” mark the team’s trajectory, reinforcing its identity and fostering even more the myth. The research’s corpus constitutes in the books Grêmio: Nada pode ser maior (Grêmio – nothing can be bigger, 2005), of Eduardo Bueno and 71 segundos: O jogo de uma vida (71 seconds – a life’s game, 2006), of Luiz Zini Pires. Five interviews were also utilized, made with gremistas fans that read the two analyzed books. Thus, it was possible to verify how the team is portrayed in the books, how the book contributes to the propagation of the myth and how the book’s readers perceive this myth in the books. We tried to understand the propagation of the myth through the common knowledge, how the knowledge through the experiences allows a inductive approach, seeking to understand contents and phenomena, through an insight. In this work the historic and changes in the book as a reading tool and Grêmio Foot-ball Porto-Alegrense’s history are also presented, revealing how some characteristics define the gremista’s immortality throughout years.