Guilherme de Azevedo

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Guilherme Avelino Chaves de Azevedo (born November 30, 1839 in Santarém , Portugal , † April 6, 1882 in Paris , France ) was a Portuguese journalist and poet .

life and work

Guilherme de Azevedo graduated from high school in Santarém, after which he became editor-in-chief of a magazine there and later went to Lisbon , where he became part of the cultural renewal movement Generação de 70 . He worked there as a journalist for other newspapers and magazines such as Diario de Manhã and others.

In 1864 he published his first poem in an almanac in 1864 .

In 1880 he went to Paris as a correspondent for a Brazilian newspaper, where he died in 1882.

The influence of Lamartine , Victor Hugo and Cesário Verde can be felt in his work . All his life he was in poor health.

Publications (selection)

  • Aparições, 1867, poetry.
  • Radiações da Noite, 1871, poetry.
  • A alma nova, 1874, poetry.
  • Viagem à Roda da Parvónia (together with Guerra Junqueiro ), play, 1879.

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personal data
SURNAME Azevedo, Guilherme de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese journalist and poet
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Santarém , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1882
Place of death Paris