Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão (15 August 1938 – 19 January 2007) was a
Portuguese poet
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,
dramatist
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reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwri ...
,
translator
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and
essay
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ist.
Life
Born in
Lisbon
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,
she lived in
Carcavelos
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until the age of 18. She was educated at
St. Julian's School and studied
German philology
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at the
University of Lisbon
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.
She worked as a theatre critic and translated works from German, English and French
literature
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.
She also did historical and literary research on the Portuguese 16th century.
In 1974, she was one of the founders of the "Teatro Hoje"
theatre
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company.
and directed
Garcia Lorca’s ‘Marina Pineda’ there.
[Poetry International website]
Her first book, ''Em Cada Pedra Um Voo Imóvel'', was published in 1958. In 1961 she participated in the collective publication ''Poesia 61'', together with
Gastão Cruz,
Casimiro de Brito,
Luiza Neto Jorge and
Maria Teresa Horta
Maria Teresa de Mascarenhas Horta Barros (20 May 1937 – 4 February 2025) was a Portuguese List of feminist poets, feminist poet, journalist and activist. She is one of the authors of the book ''New Portuguese Letters, Novas Cartas Portuguesas' ...
. She was married to Gastão Cruz.
[Lusofonia Poética website, ‘’Fiama Pais Brandão’’]
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Some of her most admired works appeared late in her life, including ''Epístolas e memorandos'' (1996) and ''Cenas vivas'' (2000).[Mendes, Victor K., "Portuguese" section of "Literature" article in ''Britannica Book of the Year 2007'', published by the Encyclopædia Britannica, online version retrieved January 14, 2009] Both in 1996 and 2000, Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão was distinguished with the Portuguese Writers Association's Poetry Prize.
Works
Poetry:
* ''Morfismos'' (1961)
* ''Barcas Novas'' (1967)
* ''Novas visões do passado'' (1975)
* ''Homenagemàliteratura'' (1976)
* ''F de Fiama'' (1986)
* ''Três Rostos'' (1989)
* ''Movimento Perpétuo'' (1992)
* ''Epístolas e Memorandos'' (1996)
* ''Cenas Vivas'' (2000)
* ''As Fábulas'' (2002)
Theatre:
* ''Os Chapéus de Chuva'' (1961)
* ''A Campanha'' (1965)
* ''Quem Move as Árvores'' (1979)
* ''Teatro-Teatro'' (1990)
Prose:
* ''Em Cada Pedra Um Voo Imóvel'' (1958)
* ''Movimento Perpétuo'' (1991)
* ''Sob o Olhar de Medeia'' (1998)
Essay:
* ''O Labirinto Camoniano e Outros Labirintos'' (1985)
English translations:
Notes
External links
''Poetry International Web''
Short biography, some poetry and list of publications, including translated.
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1938 births
2007 deaths
21st-century Portuguese poets
Writers from Lisbon
20th-century Portuguese poets
20th-century Portuguese women writers
Portuguese women poets
21st-century Portuguese women writers
21st-century Portuguese writers