Tobias Barreto de Meneses | |
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| Born | Tobias Barreto de Meneses (1839-06-07)7 June 1839 |
| Died | 26 June 1889(1889-06-26) (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Poet,philosopher, critic,jurist |
| Alma mater | Faculdade de Direito do Recife |
| Subject | Social engagement |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
Tobias Barreto de Meneses (June 7, 1839 – June 26, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, philosopher, jurist and literary critic.[1] He is famous for creating the "Condorism" and revolutionizing Brazilian Romanticism and poetry. He is patron of the 38th chair of theBrazilian Academy of Letters.[2]
Barreto was born inVila de Campos do Rio Real (renamed "Tobias Barreto" in his honor in 1909), a town in the southern part ofSergipe. He learnt his first letters withManuel Joaquim de Oliveira Campos, and he also studiedLatin withpriestDomingos Quirino. Barreto was so dedicated to the course that, in the future, he would become aLatin professor inItabaiana.[2]
In 1861, he left for Bahia in order to attend aseminary; however, having soon realized that it was not his vocation, he quit. Between 1864 and 1865, he became a private tutor in many subjects. He also tried to become a Latin (and laterPhilosophy) teacher at theGinásio Pernambucano, but was not successful at the institution.
Barreto was an enthusiast ofGerman culture, such an interest being induced by the reading ofErnst Haeckel andLudwig Büchner. Following Haeckel, he was a noted earlyDarwinian in Brazil.[2][3][1] For this reason, he established aGerman language-newspaper,Der Deutsche Kämpfer (German forThe German Fighter). It was short-lived and had little influence.
Moving away toEscada, he married acolonel's daughter. He spent ten years there before returning to Recife. He died there in 1889 at a friend's house.
| Preceded by New creation |  Brazilian Academy of Letters -Patron of the 38th chair | Succeeded by Graça Aranha (founder) |
