Antero de Quental | |
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Born | Anthero Tarquínio de Quental 18 April 1842 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Portugal |
Died | 11 September 1891 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Portugal | (aged 49)
Resting place | Ponta Delgada, São Miguel |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Portuguese |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Period | 1861–1892 |
Genre | Odes, Sonnets |
Subject | Revolution, Nature |
Literary movement | Questão Coimbrã, Romanticism, Socialist Experimentalism |
Notable works | Sonetos de Antero (1861), Beatrice e Fiat Lux (1863), Odes Modernas (1865), Bom Senso e Bom Gosto (1865), A Dignidade das Letras e as Literaturas Oficiais (1865), Defesa da Carta Encíclica de Sua Santidade Pio IX (1865), Portugal perante a Revolução de Espanha (1868), Primaveras Românticas (1872), Considerações sobre a Filosofia da História Literária Portuguesa (1872), A Poesia na Actualidade (1881), Sonetos Completos (1886), A Filosofia da Natureza dos Naturistas (1886), Tendências Gerais da filosofia na Segunda Metade do Século XIX (1890), Raios de extinta luz (1892), Prosas |
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Antero Tarquínio de Quental (European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɛɾu ðɨ kẽˈtal]; old spelling Anthero; 18 April 1842 – 11 September 1891) was a Portuguese poet, philosopher, and writer. Quental is regarded as one of the greatest poets of his generation and is recognized as one of the most influential Portuguese language artists of all time. His name is often mentioned alongside Luís Vaz de Camões, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, and Fernando Pessoa.[1]