Sousa Caldas was born in 1762, to Portuguese merchant Luís Pereira de Sousa and Ana Maria de Sousa. Since he was a small boy, he had a vocation for literature, and, at only 8 years old, he was sent to Lisbon, to live under the care of an uncle. With 16 years old, he entered the University of Coimbra, where he learnt mathematics and canon law.
In 1781, he was arrested by the Inquisition because of his ideals, influenced by the Enlightenment. Transferred to the convent of Rilhafoles, he was catechized for six months. After the catechism, he became a fully different person, discovering his sacerdotal vocation. However, he did not abandoned his philosophical and satirical poetry, writing the poem Ode ao Homem Natural in 1784. It is attributed to him the satire O Reino da Estupidez. He also published the poem Ode ao Homem Selvagem.[2][3]
After graduating in the canon law course in 1789, he travelled to France and Genoa. In Genoa, he wrote the odeA Criação and abandoned the satirical poetry.
In 1801, he returns to Rio de Janeiro to visit his mother, settling permanently in the town. During his final years in Rio, he wrote many letters for his friends, but only five of them exist today.
sousa, caldas, antônio, pereira, november, 1762, march, 1814, colonial, brazilian, poet, priest, orator, patron, 34th, chair, brazilian, academy, letters, bornantônio, pereira, 1762, november, 1762rio, janeiro, city, janeiro, portuguese, colony, brazildiedmarc. Antonio Pereira de Sousa Caldas November 24 1762 March 2 1814 1 was a Colonial Brazilian poet priest and orator patron of the 34th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Sousa CaldasBornAntonio Pereira de Sousa Caldas 1762 11 24 November 24 1762Rio de Janeiro City Rio de Janeiro Portuguese Colony of BrazilDiedMarch 2 1814 1814 03 02 aged 51 Rio de Janeiro City Rio de Janeiro Portuguese Colony of BrazilOccupationOrator poet priestNationalityPortuguese EmpireAlma materUniversity of CoimbraLiterary movementNeoclassicismNotable worksOde ao Homem Natural Poesias Sacras e Profanas Contents 1 About 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksAbout editSousa Caldas was born in 1762 to Portuguese merchant Luis Pereira de Sousa and Ana Maria de Sousa Since he was a small boy he had a vocation for literature and at only 8 years old he was sent to Lisbon to live under the care of an uncle With 16 years old he entered the University of Coimbra where he learnt mathematics and canon law In 1781 he was arrested by the Inquisition because of his ideals influenced by the Enlightenment Transferred to the convent of Rilhafoles he was catechized for six months After the catechism he became a fully different person discovering his sacerdotal vocation However he did not abandoned his philosophical and satirical poetry writing the poem Ode ao Homem Natural in 1784 It is attributed to him the satire O Reino da Estupidez He also published the poem Ode ao Homem Selvagem 2 3 After graduating in the canon law course in 1789 he travelled to France and Genoa In Genoa he wrote the ode A Criacao and abandoned the satirical poetry In 1801 he returns to Rio de Janeiro to visit his mother settling permanently in the town During his final years in Rio he wrote many letters for his friends but only five of them exist today He died in 1814 Works editOde ao Homem Natural 1784 A Criacao 1790 Poesias Sacras e Profanas anthology of poems compiled by Francisco de Borja Garcao Stockler and published posthumously in 1820 References edit Gilman Daniel Coit Peck Harry Thurston Colby Frank Moore 1903 The New International Encyclopaedia Dodd Mead and Company p 307 Sadlier Darlene J January 1 2010 Brazil Imagined 1500 to the Present University of Texas Press p 101 ISBN 978 0 292 77473 5 SOUSA CALDAS Antonio Pereira de in Enciclopedia Italiana www treccani it in Italian Retrieved December 1 2022 External links editPoems by Sousa Caldas at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Portuguese Sousa Caldas biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Portuguese Poems by Sousa Caldas in Portuguese Preceded byNew creation nbsp Brazilian Academy of Letters Patron of the 34th chair Succeeded byJoao Manuel Pereira da Silva founder nbsp nbsp This article about a Brazilian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sousa Caldas amp oldid 1129474902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
