Augusto Meyer

Augusto Meyer
Augusto Meyer in 1961
Augusto Meyer in 1961
Born(1902-01-24)January 24, 1902
Porto Alegre, Brazil
DiedJuly 10, 1970(1970-07-10) (aged 68)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationJournalist
GenrePoet
Notable awardsPrêmio Machado de Assis

Augusto Meyer (born in Porto Alegre on January 24, 1902; died in Rio de Janeiro on July 10, 1970) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, and folklorist.[1] He won the Prêmio Machado de Assis in 1948.

Works

As a poet

  • A ilusão querida (1923)
  • Coração verde (1926)
  • Giraluz (1928)
  • Duas orações (1928)
  • Poemas de Bilu (1929)
  • Sorriso interior (1930)
  • Literatura & poesia, poema em prosa (1931)
  • Poesias 1922-1955 (1957)
  • Antologia poética (1966)

As a crític and essayist

  • Machado de Assis (1935)
  • Prosa dos pagos(1943)
  • À sombra da estante (1947)
  • Le Bateau ivre. Análise e interpretação (1955)
  • Preto & Branco (1956)
  • Gaúcho, história de uma palavra (1957)
  • Camões, o bruxo e outros estudos (1958)
  • A chave e a máscara (1964)
  • A forma secreta (1965)

As a folklorist

  • Guia do folclore gaúcho (1951)
  • Cancioneiro gaúcho (1952)
  • Seleta em prosa e verso (1973)

As a memorialist

  • Segredos da infância (1949)
  • No tempo da flor (1966)
Preceded by
Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 13th chair
1961 — 1970 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Augusto Meyer". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-21.


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