Manuel de Faria e Sousa
Manuel de Faria e Sousa (* March 18, 1590 at the Quinta da Caravela, Pombeiro, Portugal, † June 3, 1649 in Madrid, Spain) was a Portuguese writer who has worked mainly as a poet, historian and editor. His work, he wrote exclusively in Castilian. Also, he is regarded as the first significant Camões researchers.
Life
Manuel de Faria e Sousa da Caravela born in 1590 on the estate ( manor ) at Quinta Pombeiro. His father was Amador Pires, his mother Luisa de Faria e Sousa. At age 10 he came to the monastery to Braga, there to visit the convent school. His father was with the Archbishop of Porto, Dom Gonçalo de Moraes free, friends, and thus made it possible in 1604 that the 14 -year-old worked as a private secretary to the archbishop and at the same time continuing his studies. In 1614 he married Dona Catharina Machado, with whom he had ten children, and he sang as " Albania " in his poetic work.
After the death of his employer in 1618, he was initially unemployed and retired to his father's estate. In 1619 he got a job but again: he was chief secretary of Pedro Alvares Perreira, the Conde ( Count ) of Muge, Secretary Don King Philip II of Spain, State Representative for Portugal. In 1628 he then returned to Portugal. 1631, he was after the death of his second employer, the Earl of Muge, Chefsektretär of Dom Manuel de Moura, Ambassador of Portugal to the Papal States. This also gave him an audience with his boss at Pope Urban VIII in 1634, he returned to Madrid, but was arrested and taken tert traffic, but arrived after 3 months again. The Holy Inquisition had had him arrested because of some comments in his foreword to the editorship of the Lusiads of Camões. Then he retired and received a pension of 60 ducats a year. Overall, he was described as hardworking and peaceful man.
On June 3, 1649 he died in Madrid in the house of Marques de Montebelo. His remains were brought to the monastery on September 6, 1660 by Pombeiro, where he was also buried.
Camões Research
Manuel de Faria e Sousa is generally regarded as the first researcher who has dealt with the life and works of Camões. However, it has no critical- historical way of working to be expected since he uncritically glorified the work. Especially the Lusiads and many poems of Camões issued by him.
Own work
Faria e Sousa wrote exclusively in Castilian, although he was Portuguese. This explains its popularity in Spain and also the interest of foreign countries on its Camões research and his historical works. As a historian, he tried extensive works on the overall presentation of Portuguese history in Europe, Africa and Asia, but managed by his death not more that to complete the work. In this area he is in the tradition of the humanist and historian João de Barros. In his poetic work, there are sonnets, eclogues, canzoni, and many madrigal texts. Later translations into English followed, especially his historical work, as History of Portugal ( 1698 ) and Portuguese Asia ( 1695). His work has not been translated into German.
Work (selection)
- Noche Clara, 1624-1626, poetry ( first overall selection of his poetry ).
- Fuente de Aganipe, rimas varias, 1644-1646, poetry, (7 volumes).
- Lusiadas de Luis de Camoens, Principe de los Poetas de Espana, 1639 ( editor of the Lusiads of Camões ).
- Europe portuguesa, 1667, historical writing.
- Asia portuguesa, 1666-1675, historical writing.
- Africa portuguesa, 1681, posthumously, historical writing.