Augusto dos Anjos
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is dos Anjos.
Augusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos (April 20, 1884 – November 12, 1914) was a Brazilian poet and professor. His poems speak mostly of sickness and death, and are considered the forerunners of Modernism in Brazil.[1]
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Born | Augusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos (1884-04-20)April 20, 1884 Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Brazil |
Died | November 12, 1914(1914-11-12) (aged 30) Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Occupation | Poet, professor |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Alma mater | Faculdade de Direito do Recife |
Literary movement | Parnassianism, Symbolism, Pre-Modernism |
Notable works | Eu e Outras Poesias |
Spouse |
Ester Fialho (m. 1910) |
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He is the patron of the first chair of the Paraiban Academy of Letters.