Antonio Ferreira
António Ferreira (* 1528 in Lisbon ; † November 29, 1569 there ) was a Portuguese poet and playwright .
Life
Ferreira graduated from Coimbra University and lived as a civil servant in Lisbon, where he died of the plague . In terms of training and attitude, Ferreira was a humanist . He followed the Italian style of Francisco de Sá de Miranda and stood up for the classical authors. His poems, which appeared only after Ferreira's death, appealed to both the mind and the emotions. Ferreira's masterpiece was “A Castro”, a tragedy about Prince Pedro's love for Ines de Castro and their assassination (1355) by the Prince's father, Alfonso IV. The tragedy follows a Greek model and conveys psychological tension. Ferreira also wrote two prose comedies.
literature
- António Ferreira: A Castro
- António Ferreira: Poemas lusitanos. Edição crítica, Introdução e Comentário de TF Earle, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2000
- Tom F. Earle: The Muse Reborn. The Poetry of António Ferreira , Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferreira, António |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese poet, playwright and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1528 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1569 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |