Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero (April 21, 1851 – June 18, 1914) was a Brazilian "
Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor, journalist, historian and politician.
He founded and occupied the 17th chair of the
Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1914.
Life
Romero was born in the city of
Lagarto, in the State of
Sergipe
Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...
, in 1851, to André Ramos Romero, a
Portuguese salesman, and Maria Joaquina Vasconcelos da Silveira. He graduated in
Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...
at the
Faculdade de Direito do Recife in 1873, and would work for many newspapers of Pernambuco and Rio during the 1870s.
In 1875, he was elected a provincial deputy for the city of
Estância. His first poetry book, ''Cantos do Fim do Século'', was published in 1878. In 1879 he moved to Rio de Janeiro and served as
Philosophy
Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
teacher for the
Colégio Pedro II between 1881 and 1910.
He died in 1914.
Works
* ''Cantos do Fim do Século'' (
1878
Events January
* 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 – Russo-Turkish War: ...
)
* ''Cantos Populares do Brasil'' (
1883
Events
January
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* January 16 – ...
)
* ''Últimos Harpejos'' (
1883
Events
January
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* January 16 – ...
)
* ''Contos Populares do Brasil'' (
1885)
* ''Uma Esperteza'' (
1887
Events January
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the United States Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
)
* ''Parnaso Sergipano'' (
1889
Events January
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...
)
* ''Folclore Brasileiro'' (
1897
Events
January
* January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City.
* January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...
)
References
;Footnotes
;Sources
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External links
*
Romero's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
1851 births
1914 deaths
Brazilian male poets
Romantic poets
Brazilian journalists
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
People from Lagarto, Sergipe
Collectors of fairy tales
19th-century Brazilian male writers
19th-century Brazilian poets
20th-century Brazilian male writers
20th-century Brazilian poets
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