Sílvio Romero
Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor and journalist
Biography
Bibliography (47)
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor and journalist | |
| A.K.A. | Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero Sylvio Romero | |
| A.K.A. | Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero Sylvio Romero | |
| Places | Brazil | |
| was | Critic Writer Journalist Lawyer Literary critic Teacher Politician Essayist Poet Historian Philosopher Political scientist Sociologist Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Journalism Law Literature Philosophy Social science Politics | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 21 April 1851, Lagarto | |
| Death | 18 June 1914Rio de Janeiro (aged 63 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
The details
Biography
Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero (April 21, 1851 – June 18, 1914) was a Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor, journalist, historian and politician.
He founded and occupied the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1914.
Life
Romero was born in the city of Lagarto, in the State of Sergipe, in 1851, to André Ramos Romero, a Portuguese salesman, and Maria Joaquina Vasconcelos da Silveira. He graduated in Law at the Faculdade de Direito do Recife in 1873, and would work for many newspapers of Pernambuco and Rio during the 1870s.
In 1875 he was elected a provincial deputy for the city of Estância. His first poetry book, Cantos do Fim do Século, was published in 1878. In 1879 he moved to Rio de Janeiro and served as Philosophy teacher for the Colégio Pedro II between 1881 and 1910.
He died in 1914.
Works
- Cantos do Fim do Século (1878)
- Cantos Populares do Brasil (1883)
- Últimos Harpejos (1883)
- Contos Populares do Brasil (1885)
- Uma Esperteza (1887)
- Parnaso Sergipano (1889)
- Folclore Brasileiro (1897)