Álvares de Azevedo

Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo ( born September 12, 1831 in São Paulo, † April 25, 1852 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian writer.

Azevedo was the largest agent in the Brazilian literature of the Black romance of Lord Byron. He studied at the Law Faculty of the University of São Paulo. Azevdo died at the age of 20 years.

Honors

After his death Álvares de Azevedo namesake for the seat 2 ( Cadeira ), which was founded on the model of the Académie Française in 1897 Academia Brasileira de Letras, the Brazilian Academy of Letters. It thus belongs to the so-called " Immortals" ( Imortais ) of the Academy. First chair holder (1897-1934) was the founding member Coelho Neto.

Works

Due to his early death works were published posthumously.

  • Teatro de Alvares de Azevedo. Martins Fontes, São Paulo 2002, ISBN 85-336-1575-2. Contains: Macário; Noite na taverna.
  • Poesias completas. UNICAMP, Campinas 2002, ISBN 85-268-0430-8.
  • Obra completa. Ed. Nova Aguilar, Rio de Janeiro 2000, ISBN 85-210-0058-8. ( Biblioteca Luso- brasileira. Série Brasileira ).
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