Augusto dos Anjos
Augusto dos Anjos | |
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Portrait of Augusto dos Anjos published with his 1912 book, Eu | |
| 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 | Federal University of Pernambuco Recife School of Law |
| Literary movement | Parnassianism, Symbolism, Pre-Modernism |
| Notable works | Eu e Outras Poesias |
| Spouse |
Ester Fialho (m. 1910) |
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.
He is the patron of the first chair of the Paraiban Academy of Letters.