Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
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Edition 29 (2017) Winner
Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte
マヌエル・アレグレ・デ・メロ・ドゥアルテ
Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-05-12 （Águeda, Portugal）
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Algiers (Algeria) — exile → Coimbra (Portugal) — student life and cultural activity → Luanda (Portuguese Angola) — military service and imprisonment → Lisbon (Portugal) — political activity
Career
- Occupations
- poet, politician, writer
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Socialist Party (Portugal), Member of the Portuguese Council of State
- Memberships
- Portuguese Communist Party (in his youth), Socialist Party (Portugal)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Coimbra | Faculty of Law | Law | — | 1950s–1960s | Portugal |
University of Coimbra
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Period:
1950s–1960s
Country:
Portugal
Studied law but did not graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Camões Prize | Lifetime literary work | — | Camões Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Order of Liberty, Grand Cross | — | — | Portuguese Republic | 叙勲（大十字） |
| 2016 | Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cross | — | — | Portuguese Republic | 叙勲（大十字） |
| 2024 | Order of Camões, Grand Cross | — | — | Portuguese Republic | 叙勲（大十字） |
Camões Prize
2017
Work:
Lifetime literary work
Organization:
Camões Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Order of Liberty, Grand Cross
1989
Organization:
Portuguese Republic
Result:
叙勲（大十字）
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cross
2016
Organization:
Portuguese Republic
Result:
叙勲（大十字）
Order of Camões, Grand Cross
2024
Organization:
Portuguese Republic
Result:
叙勲（大十字）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Praça da Canção
1965 poetryAn early poetry collection blending lyricism and political awareness.
politicsfreedomnostalgia
O Canto e as Armas
1967 poetryOne of his representative works containing poems on resistance and struggle.
resistancestrugglehistory
Uma flor de verde pinho
1976 poem (set to music)This poem was set to music and won the 1976 Festival RTP da Canção, representing Portugal at Eurovision.
homelandmemorynature
Adaptations
- [song] Uma flor de verde pinho (1976)
Rafael
2004 proseA notable prose work from the 2000s.
memorypersonal history
Bibliography
- Praça da Canção (1965)
- O Canto e as Armas (1967)
- Um Barco para Ítaca (1971)
- Letras (1974)
- Coisa Amar, Coisas do Mar (1976)
- Atlântico (1981)
- Obra Poética (various volumes) (1989, 1999)
- Livro do Português Errante (2001)
- Rafael (2004)
- Tudo é, e não é (2013)
Adaptations
- Many poems were set to music and sung by artists such as Zeca Afonso and Adriano Correia de Oliveira.
Translations of Works
- The poem 'Poema com h pequeno' has been translated and recited in French, Catalan, Occitan and Greek.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical poetry often addressing political themesblends history and personal memory
- Recurring Motifs
- freedomexile and returnthe seahomeland
Legacy
An important Portuguese poet and politician whose literary and political careers have had broad influence. Awarded the Camões Prize in 2017; a statue in Coimbra commemorates him.
In Popular Culture
- Many poems were set to music and influenced Portuguese protest/folk music.
- Known as the poet behind Portugal's 1976 Eurovision entry.
Quotes
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“unlimited courage (coragem ilimitada)”
Source: Público (coverage of Order of Camões award) (2024)
Trivia
- A statue in Coimbra was erected in his honor in 2005.
- A poem set to music won the 1976 Festival RTP da Canção.
- Served in parliament from 1975 to 2005; ran for president in 2006 and 2011, finishing second both times.
- Went into exile in Algiers in 1964 due to political opposition to the Estado Novo regime.
- Studied law but did not complete his degree.