Jaime Cortesão
Jaime Zuzarte Cortesão (born April 29, 1884 in Ançã ( Cantanhede ), † August 14, 1960 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese doctor , politician , historian and author .
Cortesão worked as a doctor after studying medicine at the University of Porto . In 1919 he became director of the National Library in Lisbon. In 1921 he was one of the founders of Seara Nova magazine . As a staunch Democrat and Republican, he was one of the leaders of the counter-rebellion in Porto in February 1927 after the fascist coup d'état. After the failure, he went into exile , first to France and in 1940 to Brazil . He did not return to Portugal until three decades later , where he died in 1960.
His works are primarily about the Portuguese discoveries around the world and about colonial Brazil . He collected folk songs and published them and showed himself with them and with a number of historical verse dramas as the successor to his compatriot Almeida Garrett .
Works (selection)
- Lyric:
- 1910: A Morte da águia
- 1923: Divina voluptuosidade
- 1940: Missa da meia-noite
- Dramas:
- 1916: O Infante de Sagres
- 1921: Adão e Eva
- Non-fiction books:
- 1941: O carácter lusitano do descobrimento do Brasil
- 1943: A carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha
- 1949: Eça de Queiroz ea questão social
- 1960/1962: Os descobrimentos portugueses (2 volumes)
Awards
- 1919: Officer of the Order of St. Jacob of the Sword
- 1980: Grand Officer of the Order of Freedom
- 1987: Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique (posthumous)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cortesão, Jaime |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cortesão, Jaime Zuzarte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese doctor, politician, historian, author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ançã ( Cantanhede ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1960 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |