Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto
Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto also Henrique Maximiniano Coelho Neto (born February 21, 1864 in Caxias , Maranhão , Brazil , † November 28, 1934 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian writer . His mother belonged to the indigenous population, his father was Portuguese.
Life
After various studies (medicine, law) and political activity on the part of the Republicans and in the fight for the abolition of slavery, he was appointed Secretary of the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro in 1890 and Director of State Affairs the following year. In 1892 he was appointed professor of art history at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes and later professor of literature at the Colégio Pedro II . As the author of numerous books, articles, stories and series, he became professor of theater history and dramatic literature at the Escola de Arte dramatica in 1910 and soon afterwards head of the institution. In 1926 he became president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras . In 1909 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies (deputado federal) of his home state Maranhão and re-elected in 1917.
Literary work
His most important work, published in 1914, is the novel Rei Negro (Black King). The two volumes of short stories available in German include several fantastic novels, such as “Die Tapera”. Coelho Neto's traditional narrative style and the choice of folkloric themes from the Amazon region were considered anachronistic at a time when modernism prevailed in Brazil , despite the undeniable quality of his texts. Coelho Neto not only distinguished himself from the modernists like Oswald de Andrade , but also sharply from the romanticism of the 19th century.
Works (selection)
- Wilderness. Novellas. Fleischel, Berlin 1913. (Translator: Martin Brussot).
- Rei Negro. Romance bárbaro. Livraria Chardron, de Lello & Irmão, Porto 1914.
- The dead collector. Novellas from the world of horror. Fleischel, Berlin 1915. (Translator: Martin Brussot).
Web links
- Literature by and about Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Literature by and about Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coelho Neto, Henrique Maximiano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coelho Neto, Henrique Maximiniano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caxias (Maranhao) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1934 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |