Francisco de Sá de Miranda

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Francisco de Sá de Miranda

Francisco de Sá de Miranda (born August 28, 1485 in Coimbra , † May 17, 1558 in Amares ) was a Portuguese poet .

Life

Miranda was born into a noble family in Coimbra and studied at the University of Lisbon , where he received his doctorate in law (1516) and was associated with the royal court of King Manuel I of Portugal . In 1521 he went to Italy , where he got to know the poetic forms of the Renaissance through direct contact with the most important Italian literary personalities of the age . On his return to Lisbon in 1526 he introduced the sonnet , the shepherd's poem and Italian verse there. His comedy "Os Estrangeiros" (1527) was the first Portuguese theater piece of the classical kind. New meters can also be found in his "Fabula do Mondego" and in his pastoral poem "Aleixo" . In 1530 he married, left Lisbon and settled on his estate near Alto Minho . From then on, his poems were peppered with criticism of Portuguese society. His most important shepherd poem "Basto" (1532) consists of a long debate between two shepherds. "Cartas" and other satires were directed against social corruption and growing materialism . Although his works first appeared in 1595, his influence on Portuguese poetry was already noticeable during his lifetime.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Sá de Miranda, Francisco de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese poet
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1485
PLACE OF BIRTH Coimbra
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1558
Place of death Amares