António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo

António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo (11 March 1846 – 11 June 1883) was a Brazilian-born Portuguese poet.

António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo
Born(1846-03-11)11 March 1846
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died11 June 1883(1883-06-11) (aged 37)
Lisbon, Portugal
OccupationPoet
NationalityPortuguese
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
Literary movementParnassianism
SpouseMaria Amália Vaz de Carvalho

Biography

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Born to a Portuguese father and a slave mother on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on 11 March 1846, he moved to Portugal at the age of ten. He was educated at the University of Coimbra, but "devoted himself almost exclusively to the Muses at Lisbon."[1] His poetry was deeply informed by Parnassianism. He occasionally collaborated with his wife Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho, also a noted writer.

He died in Lisbon on 11 June 1883, aged 37.

Bibliography

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  • Miniaturas (1870)
  • Nocturnos (1882) [1]
  • Obras Completas (1887)

References

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  1. ^ Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern. Vol. XLII. Page 124.
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