João Franklin da Silveira Távora (January 13, 1842 – August 18, 1888) was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, politician, lawyer and dramatist, famous for his Regionalist romance '' O Cabeleira'', set in 18th-century

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. He wrote under the pen names Semprônio and Farisvest. He is patron of the 14th chair of the

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Life

João Franklin da Silveira Távora was born in the city of Baturité, Ceará, to Camilo Henrique da Silveira Távora and Maria de Santana da Silveira. He made his primary studies in Fortaleza. He moved with his parents to

in 1854, ingressing at

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course in

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, graduating in 1863. In 1874, he moves to

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, writing for journals ''A Consciência Livre'' and ''A Verdade''. Along with Nicolau Midosi, he founded the ''Revista Brasileira'', which lasted from 1879 to 1881. He polemized with José de Alencar's idealist

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. He also founded the Associação dos Homens de Letras and was a member of the

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. He died on August 18, 1888.

Works

* ''Trindade Maldita'' (

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) * ''Os Índios do Jaguaribe'' ( 1862) * ''Um Mistério de Família'' ( 1862) * ''A Casa de Palha'' (

1866 Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman t ...

) * ''Um Casamento no Arrabalde'' (

1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional Soccer, football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 & ...

) * ''Três Lágrimas'' (

1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the ...

) * ''Cartas de Semprônio a Cincinato'' ( 1871) * '' O Cabeleira'' (

1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is ...

) * ''O Matuto'' (

1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Bat ...

) * ''Lourenço'' (

) * ''Lendas e Tradições do Norte'' (

) * ''O Sacrifício'' ( 1879)

External links

Franklin Távora's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
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