Álvares de Azevedo
Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (born September 12, 1831 in São Paulo , † April 25, 1852 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian writer.
Azevedo was the greatest exponent in Brazilian Black Romantic literature by Lord Byron . He graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of São Paulo . Azevedo died at the age of 20.
Honors
After his death, Álvares de Azevedo gave its name to seat 2 (Cadeira) of the Academia Brasileira de Letras , the Brazilian Academy of Literature, founded in 1897 based on the model of the Académie Française . He is one of the so-called "immortals" (imortais) of the academy. The first chair owner (1897-1934) was the founding member Coelho Neto .
Works
Due to his early death, works were only published posthumously.
- 1853 Lira dos Vinte Anos. (Collection of poems) Online text on Wikisource (Portuguese)
- 1855 Macário. (Acting) Online text on Wikisource (Portuguese)
- 1855 Noite na Taverna. (Short stories) Online text on Wikisource (Portuguese)
- 1886 O Conde Lopo. (Epic poem, only fragmentarily preserved)
- Modern editions
- Teatro de Àlvares de Azevedo. Martins Fontes, São Paulo 2002, ISBN 85-336-1575-2 . Contains: macario; Noite na taverna.
- Poesias completas. UNICAMP, Campinas 2002, ISBN 85-268-0430-8 .
- Obra completa. Ed. Nova Aguilar, Rio de Janeiro 2000, ISBN 85-210-0058-8 . ( Biblioteca luso-brasileira. Série brasileira ).
literature
- Cilaine Alves: O belo eo disforme. Álvares de Azevedo ea ironia romântica. EDUSP, São Paulo 1998, ISBN 85-314-0439-8 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- Rafael Fava Belúzio: Uma lira de duas cordas. O ritmo como elemento construtivo da binomia de Lira dos vinte anos. Scriptum, Belo Horizonte 2015, ISBN 978-85-89044-88-2 .
Web links
- Online texts on Wikisource
- Literature by and about Álvares de Azevedo in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Bio-Bibliography of the Academia Brasileira de Letras , (Portuguese)
- " Requiem ". Poesias de Álvares de Azevedo. Poetry texts and blog, Portuguese. Retrieved December 30, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azevedo, Álvares de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azevedo, Manuel Antônio Álvares de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1852 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |