Antonio Candido
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.jpg) Candido at the Literature Festival of Paraty in 2011 | |
| Born | Antonio Candido de Mello e Sousa July 24, 1918 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | May 12, 2017 (aged 98) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Author, literary critic, sociologist, professor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Notable awards | Prêmio Jabuti, Prêmio Camões, Prêmio Machado de Assis, Alfonso Reyes International Prize |
| Spouse | Gilda de Melo e Sousa |
Antonio Candido de Mello e Souza (July 24, 1918 – May 12, 2017) was a Brazilian writer, professor,
Candido was professor-emeritus at the
Biography
Son of Aristides Candido de Mello e Souza, M.D., and Clarisse Tolentino de Mello e Souza, most of his childhood was spent in the Brazilian countryside, in the states of
His first critical works were published in 1941, in the magazine Clima, co-founded by himself, and, in the following year, he began teaching at the University of São Paulo, first in the department of sociology and later, a position he would hold, albeit with a brief interval from 1958 to 1960, for thirty-six years. Candido also taught Brazilian Literature at the University of Paris from 1964 to 1966, and became a visiting scholar at Yale University two years later.
His best-known work of literary criticism was published in 1959, entitled Formação da Literatura Brasileira (literally, "Formation of Brazilian Literature), a highly polemic and influential study of the foundations of his country's literary arts.
Candido was also active in politics during many periods of his life: he was a militant activist against
Candido married Gilda de Melo e Sousa in 1943, a Brazilian essayist and fellow professor at the University of São Paulo, with whom he had three daughters.
Candido was hospitalized at
Major works
- Introdução ao Método Crítico de Sílvio Romero – 1945
- Brigada Ligeira – 1945
- Ficção e Confissão – 1956
- O Observador Literário – 1959
- Formação da Literatura Brasileira – Momentos Decisivos – 1959
- Presença da Literatura Brasileira – 1964 – com J. Aderaldo Castello
- Tese e Antítese – 1964
- Os Parceiros do Rio Bonito – 1964
- Literatura e Sociedade – 1965
- Literatura e Cultura de 1900 a 1945–1970
- Vários Escritos – 1970
- Teresina Etc. – 1980
- Na Sala de Aula – 1985
- A Educação pela Noite e Outros Ensaios – 1987
- O Discurso e a Cidade – 1993
- Recortes – 1993
- O Romantismo no Brasil – 2002
- Um Funcionário da Monarquia – 2002
- O Albatroz e o Chinês – 2004
- Iniciação à Literatura Brasileira – 2004
Partial bibliography
- Antonio Candido: On Literature and Society by Antonio Candido with Howard S. Becker as translator. (ISBN 0-691-03630-6
- Antonio Candido's entry at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
References
- ^ a b Brasil, Ubiratan; Sobota, Guilherme (May 12, 2017). "Morre Antonio Candido aos 98 anos". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Rizzo, Sergio (May 12, 2017). "Brazilian Literary Critic and Sociologist Antonio Candido Dies in São Paulo at Age 98". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Martins, Miguel (May 12, 2017). "Um "radical de ocasião": Antonio Candido morre aos 98 anos". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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