Marília de Dirceu

Marília de Dirceu
The front cover of a 1824 edition of the book
Author(s)	Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
Language	Portuguese language
Genre(s)	Poetry
Publisher	Tipografia Nunesiana
Publication date	1792
Media type	Hardcover
ISBN	N/A

Marília de Dirceu (English: Dirceu's Marília) is a poetry book written by Luso-Brazilian Neoclassic poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga. It is divided in three parts — all of them published in different years. The first part, published in 1792, has 33 "lyres", and they tell mostly of Gonzaga's (using the pen name Dirceu on the book) love by a woman named Marília (who was, in real life, a girlfriend of his, Maria Doroteia Joaquina de Seixas). The second part, published in 1799, was written when Gonzaga was serving time in Ilha das Cobras because of his participation in the unsuccessful Minas Conspiracy. Its 38 lyres focus now on Gonzaga's longing for freedom. The third part, published in 1802, has 9 lyres and 13 sonnets, and its authorship is disputed.

Homages

A drawing of Marília, based on her depiction in the 1962 stamp

• Because of the book, the city of Marília, in the Brazilian State of São Paulo, has this name.

• In 1962, the Brazilian postal service issued a collection of postage stamps depicting famous Brazilian women. One of the stamps depicted Marília, although she was a fictional character.

See also

• Cartas Chilenas
• A Ladeira da Saudade

External links

• A summary of the book (Portuguese)