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Almeida Garrett
AuthorBooks · Second hand1799-1854
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
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About Almeida Garrett
Birth
1799
Death
1854
First book
1825
Years writing
201
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
Almeida Garrett is recognized as the most important figure of Portuguese Romanticism.
He was a multifaceted intellectual who excelled as a writer, diplomat, politician, and playwright.
He promoted the creation of the D. Maria II National Theatre to revitalize Portugal's cultural scene.
His masterpiece, Frei Luís de Sousa, is a fundamental pillar of Portuguese dramatic literature.
Beyond his literary work, he was an active liberal politician and Freemason who deeply influenced his era.
