José Antonio Duro

José Antonio Duro (born October 22, 1875 in Portalegre , Portugal , † January 18, 1899 in Lisbon , Portugal) was a Portuguese poet of decadence .

Live and act

Duro came from a family of industrialists and attended the Lisbon Polytechnic. He had discovered literature as a schoolboy and eagerly read Charles Baudelaire , António Nobre and Cesario Verde . He spent most of his young life in Lisbon cafes discussing literature and art. His character is described as shady and gloomy.

The poet Alberto de Serpa dedicated a poem to him, in Lisbon a street is named after him, in his hometown Portalegre since 1944 a poet's bench with verses and a portrait of Duro.

The poet died of complications from tuberculosis .

Literary work

His work was shaped by decadence, a frequent subject in Portuguese poetics of the time. He wrote openly about prostitution, death, tuberculosis and its pain.

Overall, his poetry is considered pessimistic, melancholic, morbid and decadent.

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Flores, 1896, poetry.
Fel, 1898, poetry.

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personal data
SURNAME	Duro, José Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Duro, Jose Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese lyric poet of decadence
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Portalegre , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	January 18, 1899
Place of death	Lisbon , Portugal