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| Born | 1580 |
| Died | 4 November 1622(1622-11-04) (aged 41–42) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Movement | Baroque |
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Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (1580 – 4 November 1622), sometimes called thePortugueseTheocritus,[1] was aPortuguesepoet andbucolic writer.
He was born of rich and nobleNew Christian parents inLeiria, readingphilosophy, poetry and writing of shepherds and shepherdesses by the rivers Liz and Lena. He studied at theUniversity of Coimbra and took the degree of licentiate about 1600. He worked for the Duke of Vila Real, probably being his sons' teacher. He visitedLisbon from time to time.[2]
Though his first book, a little volume of verse (Romanceiro) published in 1596, and his last, a rhymed welcome toKing Philip III, published in 1623, are written inSpanish he composed his eclogues and prose pastorals entirely in Portuguese. He thereby did a rare service to his country at a time when, owing to thePhilippine Dynasty, Castilian was the language preferred by "polite society" and by men of letters. HisPrimavera appeared in 1601, its second part, thePastor Peregrino, in 1608, and its third, theDesenganado, in 1614.[2]
The characteristics of his prose style are harmony, purity and elegance, and he was one of Portugal's leading writers. A disciple of the Italian school, his verses were free from imitations of classical models. Their popularity may be seen by the fact that thePrimavera went through seven editions in the 17th century and nine in all, a large number for so limited a market as that of Portugal. An edition of his collected works was published in one volume in Lisbon in 1723, and another in four volumes, but less complete, appeared there in 1774.[3]
He drowned nearSantarém while on a voyage toLisbon byriver when the boat he was in was sunk by the current.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Prestage, Edgar (1911). "Lobo, Francisco Rodrigues". InChisholm, Hugh (ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 837–838.| International | |
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