A dimensão retórica no discurso de Samora Machel

Abstract

In this work, we intend to see how rhetorical configurations occur in Samora Machel's speech and how he managed to win the support of his audience. In order to achieve this objective, in addition to this first part, in which we present the work, we delimit and define the topic, set out the problem and the hypothesis, as well as the motivation and importance of the study. This dissertation has four further parts. The first chapter presents the life and times of Samora Machel, in the form of a biography. The second chapter is concerned with a bibliographical review, which basically discusses the concept of rhetoric throughout the ages, the origins and development of rhetoric, based on the studies of Oswald Ducrot - Tzventan Todorov (1978) and Chaim Perelman, especially the latter, considered a neo-Aristotelian, who is responsible for the current rehabilitation and renewal of rhetoric. We will also discuss the distinction between literary and argumentative rhetoric. In the third chapter, we will analyze Samora Machel's speeches, taking into account literary and argumentative rhetoric. Finally, in the fourth chapter, we present our conclusions and recommendations. We are interested in studying Samora Machel's speeches, where the presence of rhetorical elements is evident. To do this, we had to collect a representative number of texts, since Samora Machel was one of those men about whom there is no unanimity. The diversity of his personality, which molded itself to that of his audience, his ability to find the necessary thread of discourse from the peasant to the intellectual, his almost magical intuition on the most diverse subjects made him at home in all environments. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)