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José de Alencar
AuthorBooks · Second hand1829-1877
José Martiniano de Alencar was a Brazilian novelist, lawyer, politician, orator, and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo. He was patron of the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
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About José de Alencar
Birth
1829
Death
1877
First book
1857
Years writing
169
José Martiniano de Alencar was a Brazilian novelist, lawyer, politician, orator, and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo. He was patron of the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
José de Alencar is considered the founder of the national-themed novel in Brazil.
He was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a lawyer, politician, journalist, and playwright.
He is the greatest exponent of Indianism, a movement that idealizes indigenous life and Brazilian nature.
He published under the pseudonym Erasmo during his prolific literary career.
His most iconic works, such as Iracema and The Guarani, are fundamental pillars of 19th-century Romantic literature.
