Gonçalves Crespo

António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo (March 11, 1846 – June 11, 1883) was a Brazilian-born Portuguese poet. Born to a slave mother on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on March 11, 1846, he came to Portugal at ten years of age. He was educated at the University of Coimbra, but "devoted himself almost exclusively to the Muses at Lisbon". ["Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern". Vol. XLII. Page 124.] His poetry was deeply informed by Parnassianism. He occasionally collaborated with his wife Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, also a noted writer. He died in Lisbon on June 11, 1883 at 37 years of age.

Bibliography

*"Miniaturas" (1870)
*"Nocturnos" (1882) [http://books.google.com/books?id=UB0BAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1#PPP11,M1]
*"Obras Completas" (1887)

References

External links

* [http://www.sonetos.com.br/biografia.php?a=33 Sonnets by Crespo (In Portuguese)]

Persondata
NAME = Crespo, António Cândido Gonçalves
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Portuguese poet
DATE OF BIRTH = March 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH = June 11, 1883
PLACE OF DEATH = Lisbon, Portugal