Mario Quintana
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Mario de Miranda Quintana (Alegrete
, July 30, 1906 — Porto Alegre
, May 5, 1994), was a Brazil
ian writer
and translator. He became known as the poet
of "simple things", and his style is marked by irony
, profundity and technical perfection. The main themes of his poetry include death
, the lost childhood and time
. Quintana also worked as a journalist
and translated into Portuguese innumerable books, such as Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
.
Mario Quintana was the son of Celso de Oliveira Quintana de Miranda and Virginia, made the first letters in his hometown, moving to Porto Alegre in 1919, where he studied at the Military College, and published his first literary productions there. Worked for Editora Globo, when it was still an institution eminently the state, and then father in the pharmacy.
Considered the "poet of simple things" with a style marked by irony, by the depth and technical perfection, he worked as a journalist most of his life. Translated over one hundred and thirty works of world literature, including In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, and words and Blood, by Giovanni Papini.
In 1953, Quintana has worked in the newspaper Correio do Povo, as columnist page culture, coming out on Saturdays, and in 1977 left the newspaper.
In 1940, he released his first book of poetry, The Windmills Street, beginning his career as a poet, writer and children's author. In 1966, published his Poetics Anthology, with sixty poems, organized by Rubem Braga and Paulo Mendes Campos, and released to commemorate his sixty years of age, and for this reason the poet hailed the Brazilian Academy of Letters by Meyer and Manuel Augusto flag, reciting the poem Quintana, of his own, in honor of fellow gaucho. In the same year won the Fernando Chinaglia of the Brazilian Union of Writers of best book of the year. In 1976, after completing seventy years, was awarded the Medal of Grazing Negrinho the state government of Rio Grande do Sul in 1980 was awarded the Machado de Assis, the GLA, the body of work.
Mario Quintana never married nor had children. Lonely, he lived most of his life in hotels: 1968 to 1980, resided at the Hotel Majestic, in the historic center of Porto Alegre, where it was dumped when the newspaper Correio do Povo temporarily closed its activities, financial problems and Quintana without pay , stopped paying the rent of the room. At the time, the sports commentator and former player of the Brazilian Paulo Roberto Falcao gave him a room at the Hotel Royal, of his property. The friend who found a small room, Quintana said, "I live in myself. Never mind that the room is small. It's good, so I have fewer places to lose my stuff."
The poet has tried three times to place a Brazilian Academy of Letters, but none of the occasions was elected and the reasons for the electoral institution does not allow him to reach the twenty votes needed to qualify for a chair. After being asked to apply a fourth time, and even with the promise of unanimity around his name, the poet refused.
Alegrete
Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km² . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses.Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a...
, July 30, 1906 — Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, May 5, 1994), was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and translator. He became known as the poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of "simple things", and his style is marked by irony
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
, profundity and technical perfection. The main themes of his poetry include death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
, the lost childhood and time
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
. Quintana also worked as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and translated into Portuguese innumerable books, such as Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century....
.
Mario Quintana was the son of Celso de Oliveira Quintana de Miranda and Virginia, made the first letters in his hometown, moving to Porto Alegre in 1919, where he studied at the Military College, and published his first literary productions there. Worked for Editora Globo, when it was still an institution eminently the state, and then father in the pharmacy.
Considered the "poet of simple things" with a style marked by irony, by the depth and technical perfection, he worked as a journalist most of his life. Translated over one hundred and thirty works of world literature, including In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, and words and Blood, by Giovanni Papini.
In 1953, Quintana has worked in the newspaper Correio do Povo, as columnist page culture, coming out on Saturdays, and in 1977 left the newspaper.
In 1940, he released his first book of poetry, The Windmills Street, beginning his career as a poet, writer and children's author. In 1966, published his Poetics Anthology, with sixty poems, organized by Rubem Braga and Paulo Mendes Campos, and released to commemorate his sixty years of age, and for this reason the poet hailed the Brazilian Academy of Letters by Meyer and Manuel Augusto flag, reciting the poem Quintana, of his own, in honor of fellow gaucho. In the same year won the Fernando Chinaglia of the Brazilian Union of Writers of best book of the year. In 1976, after completing seventy years, was awarded the Medal of Grazing Negrinho the state government of Rio Grande do Sul in 1980 was awarded the Machado de Assis, the GLA, the body of work.
Mario Quintana never married nor had children. Lonely, he lived most of his life in hotels: 1968 to 1980, resided at the Hotel Majestic, in the historic center of Porto Alegre, where it was dumped when the newspaper Correio do Povo temporarily closed its activities, financial problems and Quintana without pay , stopped paying the rent of the room. At the time, the sports commentator and former player of the Brazilian Paulo Roberto Falcao gave him a room at the Hotel Royal, of his property. The friend who found a small room, Quintana said, "I live in myself. Never mind that the room is small. It's good, so I have fewer places to lose my stuff."
The poet has tried three times to place a Brazilian Academy of Letters, but none of the occasions was elected and the reasons for the electoral institution does not allow him to reach the twenty votes needed to qualify for a chair. After being asked to apply a fourth time, and even with the promise of unanimity around his name, the poet refused.
Works
- A Rua dos Cataventos, 1940
- Canções, 1946
- Sapato Florido, 1948
- O Aprendiz de Feiticeiro, 1950
- Espelho Mágico, 1951
- Inéditos e Esparsos, 1953
- Poesias, 1962
- Caderno H, 1973
- Apontamentos de História Sobrenatural, 1976
- Quintanares, 1976
- A Vaca e o Hipogrifo, 1977
- Esconderijos do Tempo, 1980
- Baú de Espantos, 1986
- Preparativos de Viagem, 1987
- Da Preguiça como Método de Trabalho, 1987
- Porta Giratória, 1988
- A Cor do Invisível, 1989
- Velório Sem Defunto, 1990
- Água, 2001