José Joaquim de Campos da Costa de Medeiros e Albuquerque (4 September 1867 – 9 June 1934) was a Brazilian poet, politician, teacher, journalist, short story writer, civil servant, essayist, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is famous for writing the lyrics of the Brazilian Republic Anthem in 1890.
Medeiros e Albuquerque | |
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| Born | José Joaquim de Campos da Costa de Medeiros e Albuquerque 4 September 1867 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Died | 9 June 1934 (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Pen name | Armando Quevedo |
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| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Notable works | Brazilian Republic Anthem |
He founded and occupied the 22nd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1934.
He was also the President of the Academy in 1923.
Life
editAlbuquerque was born in 1867 in Recife, Pernambuco, the son of Dr. José Joaquim de Campos de Medeiros e Albuquerque. Initially homeschooled by his mother, he studied at the Colégio Pedro II and later in Lisbon. Returning to Brazil, he studied natural history with Émil Goeldi and was tutored by Sílvio Romero. He initially worked as a primary teacher, getting in contact with famous writers such as Francisco de Paula Ney and Pardal Mallet. In 1889 he published his first poetry books: Pecados and Canções da Decadência, of strong Symbolist influence.
In 1888 he worked for the newspaper Novidades alongside Alcindo Guanabara, defending Abolitionist ideals. With the proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, he was nominated a secretary by Aristides Lobo and a minister by Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. From 1890 onwards he became a teacher for the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes and wrote the lyrics of the Brazilian Republic Anthem.
He was a convicted atheist for most of his life, but he converted to catholicism later in life.[1]
During his last years of life, he would write for many newspapers, using pen names such as Armando Quevedo, Atasius Noll, J. dos Santos, Max and Rifiúfio Singapura.
He died in 1934.
Works
editPoetry
edit- Pecados (1889)
- Canções da Decadência (1889)
- Poesias 1893—1901 (1904)
- Fim (1922)
- Poemas Sem Versos (1924)
- Quando Eu Falava de Amor (1933)
Short stories
edit- Um Homem Prático (1898)
- Mãe Tapuia (1900)
- Contos Escolhidos (1907)
- O Assassinato do General (1926)
- O Umbigo de Adão (1932)
- Se Eu Fosse Sherlock Holmes (1932)
- Segredo Conjugal (co-authorship – 1934)
- Surpresas (1934)
Novels
edit- Marta (1920)
- Mistério (co-authorship – 1921)
- Laura (1933)
Theatre plays
edit- O Escândalo (1910)
- Teatro Meu... E dos Outros (1923)
Essays and conferences
edit- Em Voz Alta (1909)
- O Silêncio É de Ouro (1912)
- Pontos de Vista (1913)
- Literatura Alheia (1914)
- Páginas de Crítica (1920)
- O Hipnotismo (1921)
- Graves e Fúteis (1922)
- Homens e Coisas da Academia (1934)
- A Obra de Júlio Dantas (n.d.)
Memoirs and travel accounts
edit- Por Alheias Terras... (1931)
- Minha Vida: Da Infância à Mocidade (1867—1893) (1933)
- Minha Vida: Da Mocidade à Velhice (1893—1934) (1934)
References
edit- ^ Celso, Vitor. "Quando eu era vivo: O enfoque pelicular da história vista pelo memorialista Medeiros e Albuquerque (1867–1934)" (PDF). UNIOESTE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2018.
External links
edit- Works by Medeiros e Albuquerque at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Medeiros e Albuquerque at the Internet Archive
- Works by Medeiros e Albuquerque at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Excerpts of works by Albuquerque at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (in Portuguese)
- Albuquerque's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (in Portuguese)
