Almeida Garrett

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Almeida Garrett
Statue of the writer Garrett, artist: A. Pinheiro
Monument to Almeida Garrett in the city park of Angra do Heroísmo

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, Visconde de Garrett (born February 4, 1799 in Porto , † December 9, 1854 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and politician. From 1834 to 1836 he was also Portugal's first ambassador to Belgium , and in 1852 he was Portuguese Foreign Minister .

Almeida Garrett studied law at the Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra and practiced early in life with great and flexible talent in all genres of literature. His influence on Portuguese literature was and still is considerable. In addition, of all the great writers of the 19th century, he is the one who is most read, studied and respected by the younger generation. His role as a politician was no less handsome than that of a writer. Some of his speeches to Parliament became famous, so it can be assumed that he was not only able to find the right words, but also to deliver them effectively. Still, it was in poetry and theater where the name Almeida Garrett achieved immortality.

In 1836 he was commissioned by the government to found a national theater and a theater school, after which the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and the National Conservatory (today Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema ) were created.

Works

In addition to countless political, historical and diplomatic writings as well as critical treatises, the following works are particularly noteworthy:

Novels:

  • O Arco da Sant 'Ana (1st part: 1845; 2nd part: published in 1850)
  • Helena

Seals:

  • Lucrécia (1819)
  • Camoes (1825)
  • Dona Branca (1826)
  • Adosinda
  • Lírica de João Mínimo
  • Flores sem Fruto
  • Folhas caídas (1853)

Tragedies:

  • Catão
  • Mérope

Dramas:

  • To Auto de Gil Vicente (1838)
  • Frei Luís de Sousa (1844 - is considered a major work)
  • O Alfageme de Santarém (1842)

Comedies:

  • Filipa de Vilhena (1838)
  • A Sobrinha do Marquês
  • As Profecias do Bandarra

Travel, art and landscape descriptions:

  • Viagens na minha Terra (1846)

See also

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SURNAME Almeida Garrett
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Visconde de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH postage
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1854
Place of death Lisbon