Aureliano Lessa
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Aureliano José Lessa was a Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism
" movement. Born in Minas Gerais in 1828, he moved to São Paulo
in 1847 to study Law, but received his bacharel degree at the Faculdade de Direito de Olinda, in Pernambuco
, in the year of 1851. He worked as attorney general in the city of Ouro Preto
, and also as a lawyer in the cities of Diamantina and Serro.
During his stay at São Paulo
, he met the authors Álvares de Azevedo
and Bernardo Guimarães
. With them, he planned a volume of poetry called As Três Liras (in The Three Lyres), who ended unsuccessful. Along with those, he was a member of a club named "Sociedade Epicureia" ("Epicurean
Society").
Aureliano only wrote some texts to newspapers of São Paulo
and Minas Gerais
during his lifetime. His poems were compiled and published posthumously in 1873
by his brother, Francisco José Pedro Lessa, under the name of Poesias Póstumas (in Posthumous Poetry).
Aureliano was the uncle of Pedro Augusto Carneiro Lessa.
Ultra-romanticism
Ultra-Romanticism was a Portuguese and Brazilian literary movement that occurred during the 1840s, 1850s and the early 1860s. Aesthetically similar to the Dark Romanticism, as the name implies it is an overvalue of the Romantic ideals....
" movement. Born in Minas Gerais in 1828, he moved to São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in 1847 to study Law, but received his bacharel degree at the Faculdade de Direito de Olinda, in Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
, in the year of 1851. He worked as attorney general in the city of Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto
-History:Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto was originally called Vila Rica, or "rich village," the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil's golden age in the 18th century under Portuguese rule....
, and also as a lawyer in the cities of Diamantina and Serro.
During his stay at São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, he met the authors Álvares de Azevedo
Álvares de Azevedo
Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo was a Brazilian Romantic poet, short story writer, playwright and essayist...
and Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances A Escrava Isaura and O Seminarista. He also introduced to the Brazilian poetry the "verso bestialógico" , poems whose verses are very nonsensical, although very metrical...
. With them, he planned a volume of poetry called As Três Liras (in The Three Lyres), who ended unsuccessful. Along with those, he was a member of a club named "Sociedade Epicureia" ("Epicurean
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works...
Society").
Aureliano only wrote some texts to newspapers of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
during his lifetime. His poems were compiled and published posthumously in 1873
1873 in literature
The year 1873 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*3 March - The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail....
by his brother, Francisco José Pedro Lessa, under the name of Poesias Póstumas (in Posthumous Poetry).
Aureliano was the uncle of Pedro Augusto Carneiro Lessa.