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Gilka Machado

ギルカ・マシャード

Giruka Mashādo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1893-01-01 (Rio de Janeiro)
Died
1980-01-01 (Rio de Janeiro) age 87
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Rio de Janeiro

Career

Occupations
poet, political activist
Active Years
1915-1965
Affiliations
Partido Republicano Feminino

Awards

O Malho contest for greatest Brazilian woman poet of the 20th century
1933
Organization: O Malho
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cristais partidos

1915 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

A revelação dos perfumes

1916 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Estado de alma

1917 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Poesias (1915-1917)

1918 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Mulher nua

1922 Symbolist poetry

Erotic poetry collection.

EroticismFemale body

Meu glorioso pecado

1928 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Sublimação

1938 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Velha poesia

1965 Symbolist poetry

Collection of poems.

Eroticism

Bibliography

  • Cristais partidos (1915)
  • A revelação dos perfumes (1916)
  • Estado de alma (1917)
  • Poesias (1915-1917) (1918)
  • Mulher nua (1922)
  • Meu glorioso pecado (1928)
  • Sublimação (1938)
  • Velha poesia (1965)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SymbolistErotic poetry
Recurring Motifs
SensualityFemale emancipation

Legacy

Known as one of the first women to write erotic poetry in Brazil; classified as symbolist. Founder of Partido Republicano Feminino.

Trivia

  • At age 14, she won three main prizes in a literary contest, scandalizing critics who called her an 'immoral matron'.
  • Her first book was prefaced by Olavo Bilac.