Juan Cabral de Melo Neto ( port. João Cabral de Melo Neto ; January 9, 1920, Recife - October 9, 1999, Rio de Janeiro ) - Brazilian poet and diplomat, one of the most important figures of late Brazilian modernism.
| Juan Cabral di Melo Neto | ||
|---|---|---|
| ( port. João Cabral de Melo Neto | ||
 Brazilian poet | ||
| Date of Birth | January 9, 1920 | |
| Place of Birth | Recife | |
| Date of death | October 9, 1999 (aged 79) | |
| A place of death | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | ||
| Occupation | poet, translator, essayist | |
| Language of Works | ||
| Awards | ||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Creativity
- 3 Artworks
- 3.1 Poems
- 3.2 Essays
- 3.3 Publications in Russian
- 4 Recognition
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
In 1940 he entered the circle of metropolitan avant-garde poets ( Jorge di Lima , Carlos Drummond de Andrade ). In 1946 he entered the diplomatic service, where he spent his life. At the end of the 1940s he lived and worked in Barcelona , became close friends with Miro , Juan Brossa and other members of the Dau al Set group : Tapies , Couchart .
Creativity
In poetry, he gravitated towards objectivist, impersonal poetics ( Mallarmé , Valerie ) and strict forms, which gave critics a reason to talk about his peculiar constructivism .
Artwork
Poems
- Pedra do Sono ( 1942 )
- Os Três Mal-Amados ( 1943 )
- O Engenheiro ( 1945 )
- Psicologia da Composição com a Fábula de Anfion e Antiode ( 1947 )
- O Cão Sem Plumas ( 1950 )
- O Rio ou Relação da Viagem que Faz o Capibaribe de Sua Nascente à Cidade do Recife ( 1954 )
- Dois Parlamentos ( 1960 )
- Quaderna ( 1960 )
- A Educação pela Pedra ( 1966 )
- Museu de Tudo ( 1975 )
- A Escola das Facas ( 1980 )
- Auto do Frade ( 1984 )
- Agrestes ( 1985 )
- Crime na Calle Relator ( 1987 )
- Primeiros Poemas ( 1990 )
- Sevilha Andando ( 1990 )
Essays
- Consideração sobre o Poeta Dormido ( 1941 )
- Prática de Mallarmé ( 1942 )
- Joan Miró ( 1942 )
- Poesia e Composição ( 1952 )
- Carta a Murilo Mendes ( 1972 )
- Prosa ( 1998 )
Publications in Russian
- [Poems] // Poetry of Latin America. M .: Fiction, 1975, p.167-170
Recognition
Elizabeth Bishop translated his poem Morte e Vida Severina into English; the musical drama based on it was created by Chico Bouarke .
Member of the Brazilian Literary Academy (1968). Camoens Prize (1990), Neustadt Literary Prize (1992), Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry (1994).
Notes
Links
- João Cabral de Melo Neto (Port)