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António Augusto Soares de Passos | |
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| Born | (1826-11-27)27 November 1826 |
| Died | 8 February 1860(1860-02-08) (aged 33) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Subject | Mal du siècle,divine judgment |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | Poesias |
António Augusto Soares de Passos (27 November 1826 – 8 February 1860), also referred to simply asSoares de Passos, was aPortuguese poet, creator of the "Ultra-Romanticism" in Portugal. Son of merchants and a follower of theLiberal ideas, having learnedFrench andEnglish during his youth, he entered at theUniversity of Coimbra to graduate inLaw. There, he metAlexandre Braga,Silva Ferraz andAires de Gouveia, founding with them, in 1851, the magazineO Novo Trovador (The New Trobadour).
Having already graduated, in 1854, he returned to Porto, collaborating in the poetry journalsO Bardo (The Bard) andA Grinalda (The Garland). The only book Passos published during his lifetime was his poetry bookPoesias (Poetry), in1856. The poems mostly speak of death and the wrath of God, all of them with heavymal du siècle traces.
Having a very tumultuated life, and constantly assailed by diseases, he died in 1860, a victim oftuberculosis.
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