Almeida Garrett
Portuguese writer and politician (1799–1854)
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- Born
- 4 February 1799
- Died
- 9 December 1854
- Works
- 79
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- Memoria historica de J. Xavier Mousinho da Silveira ...
- O Toucador
- Camões
- Carta de M. Scevola, [pseud.].
- Camoens
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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Viscount of Almeida Garrett. was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He is considered to be the introducer of the Romanticism in Portugal. He is regarded as one of history's greatest romantics and a true revolutionary and humanist.
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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett ( Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈmɐjðɐ ɣɐˈʁɛtɨ]; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
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