Augusto 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.
Augusto dos Anjos | |
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| Born | Augusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos April 20, 1884 Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Died | November 12, 1914 (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) |
He is the patron of the first chair of the Paraiban Academy of Letters.
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