Cristovão Falcão
Cristovão Falcão also known as Cristovão de Sousa (* around 1515 or 1518 in Portalegre , Portugal ; † around 1553 or 1557 ) was a Portuguese poet of the Renaissance .
Life
Cristovão Falcão was the son of João Falcão, the governor of El Mina , Ghana . He was of noble descent. He toured Italy and spent five years in prison. Between 1545 and 1547 he was governor of Arguin on the coast of Africa . In 1553 he married. He died between 1553 and 1557, the exact place of death is not known.
plant
His most important work, the “ Crisfal ” collection of eulogies , was published between 1543 and 1546 and, along with the eulogies by Bernardim Ribeiro, is one of the most beautiful Portuguese Renaissance poems . His book was translated into Italian in Ferrara in 1554 and even printed in German in Cologne in 1559.
- Crisfal, Eclogas, 1543 ate 1546.
literature
- Edgar Prestage: Falcão, Christovão de Sousa . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 10 : Evangelical Church - Francis Joseph I . London 1910, p. 137–138 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Projecto Vercial website (Portuguese)
- Biblioteca Digital do Alentejo
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falcão, Cristovão |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sousa, Cristovão de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese Renaissance poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1515 or 1518 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portalegre , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1553 or 1557 |