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Henriqueta Lisboa

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Henriqueta Lisboa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1901-07-15 （Lambari, Minas Gerais）
Died
1985-10-09 （Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais） age 84
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Minas Gerais, Lambari → Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte

Career

Occupations
writer, literature teacher
Active Years
1925-1985

Awards

Prêmio Machado de Assis
1971
Work: lifetime achievement
Organization: Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fogo fátuo

1925 poetry

Early poetry collection.

traditional poetic themes

Echo

poem

Later poem that mysteriously magnifies the effect of a single image.

magnification of a single image
Translations
  • Translated into English, French, Spanish, Latin, German

Bibliography

  • Fogo fátuo, poetry, 1925
  • Enternecimento, poetry, 1929
  • Velório, poetry, 1936
  • Prisioneira da noite, poetry, 1941
  • O menino poeta, poetry, 1943
  • O menino poeta, poetry, 1975
  • O menino poeta, poetry, 1984
  • A face lívida, poetry, 1945
  • Flor da morte, poetry, 1949
  • Almas femininas da América do Sul, essay, 1928
  • Alphonsus de Guimaraens, essay, 1945
  • A poesia de Ungaretti, essay, 1957
  • A poesia de "Grande sertão: veredas", essay, 1958
  • Reflexões sobre a história: discurso, essay, 1959
  • Antologia poética para an infância e a juventude, compilation, 1961
  • Antologia poética para an infância e a juventude, compilation, 1966
  • Literatura oral para an infância e a juventude. Lendas, contos e fábulas populares no Brasil, compilation, 1968
  • Contos de Dante, translation, 1969
  • Poemas escolhidos de Gabriela Mistral, translation, 1969
  • Henriqueta Lisboa: poesia traduzida, translation, 2001

Translations by Author

  • Contos de Dante, 1969
  • Poemas escolhidos de Gabriela Mistral, 1969

Translations of Works

  • The echo – translated by Blanca Lobo Filho
  • Ein Dichter war im Krieg – translated by Blanca Lobo Filho
  • Palmier des plages – translated by Véra Conradt

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Well-chosen words to create powerful poems
Recurring Motifs
Traditional poetic themes (early)Mysterious magnification of a single image (later)

Legacy

Brazilian writer known for her well-chosen words creating powerful poems. Early lyrics on traditional themes, later like Echo magnifying single images. Awarded Prêmio Machado de Assis for lifetime achievement.

In Popular Culture

  • Statue in Savassi, Belo Horizonte

Trivia

  • A statue of her exists in Belo Horizonte.