Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo | |
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Born | Itaboraí,Brazil | 24 June 1820
Died | 11 April 1882 Rio de Janeiro City,Brazil | (aged 61)
Occupation | novelist,medician,poet,teacher,playwright,journalist |
Literary movement | Romanticism |
Notable works | |
Spouse | Maria Catarina de Abreu Sodré |
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo(June 24, 1820 – April 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, medical doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romanceA Moreninha.[1]He is considered the first Brazilian novelist.[2]
He is the patron of the 20th chair of theBrazilian Academy of Letters.[3]
Life[edit]
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Joaquim Manuel de Macedo was born in the city ofItaboraí,in 1820, to Severino de Macedo Carvalho and Benigna Catarina da Conceição. He graduated inMedicinein 1844, and started to practice it in the inlands of Rio. In the same year, he published his romanceA Moreninha.In 1849, he founded the magazineGuanabara,along withManuel de Araújo Porto-AlegreandGonçalves Dias.In this magazine, many parts of his lengthy poemA Nebulosawere published.
Returning to Rio, he abandoned Medicine and became a teacher ofHistoryandGeographyat theColégio Pedro II.He was very linked to theBrazilian Imperial Family,even becoming a tutor forPrincess Isabel's children. He was also a provincial deputy and a general deputy, and a member of theBrazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.
During his last years of life, he suffered mental disturbances. These made his health worse and led to his death on April 11, 1882.
He was married to Maria Catarina de Abreu Sodré, a cousin of poetÁlvares de Azevedo.Some historians say that the titular character of his novelA Moreninhawas based on her.
Works[edit]
Novels[edit]
- A Moreninha(1844)
- O Moço Loiro(1845)
- Os Dois Amores(1848)
- Rosa(1849)
- Vicentina(1853)
- O Forasteiro(1855)
- Os Romances da Semana(1861)
- Rio do Quarto(1869)
- A Luneta Mágica(1869)
- As Vítimas-algozes(1869)
- As Mulheres de Mantilha(1870—1871)
Political satires[edit]
Chronicles[edit]
- Memórias da Rua do Ouvidor
- Um Passeio pela Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
- Labirinto
Theater plays[edit]
Tragedies[edit]
Comedies[edit]
- O Fantasma Branco(1856)
- O Primo da Califórnia(1858)
- Luxo e Vaidade(1860)
- A Torre em Concurso(1863)
- Cincinato Quebra-Louças(1873)
Poetry[edit]
- A Nebulosa(1857)
Biographies[edit]
Medical thesis[edit]
- Considerações sobre a Nostalgia
References[edit]
- ^Letras, Academia Brasileira de (1926).Revista(in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia. p. 111.
- ^Silva, Ana Cláudia Suriani da; Vasconcelos, Sandra Guardini (2020-05-14).Comparative Perspectives on the Rise of the Brazilian Novel.UCL Press. pp. 129–134.ISBN978-1-78735-471-5.
- ^"Joaquim Manuel de Macedo".Academia Brasileira de Letras(in Brazilian Portuguese).Retrieved2023-09-29.
External links[edit]
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- Macedo's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters(in Portuguese)
- Works by or about Joaquim Manuel de MacedoatInternet Archive
- Works by Joaquim Manuel de MacedoatLibriVox(public domain audiobooks)
- 1820 births
- 1882 deaths
- Brazilian male poets
- Brazilian medical writers
- 19th-century Brazilian poets
- Brazilian journalists
- People from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- 19th-century Brazilian novelists
- Patrons of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
- 19th-century journalists
- Brazilian male journalists
- 19th-century Brazilian dramatists and playwrights
- Portuguese male poets
- Brazilian male novelists
- Brazilian male dramatists and playwrights
- 19th-century Brazilian male writers