Prêmio Jabuti
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Edition 0 (1961) Winner
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Edition 0 (1964) Winner
Otto Maria Carpeaux
オットー・マリア・カルポー
Ottō Maria Karupō
Aliases:
Otto Karpfen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-03-09 （Vienna, Austria-Hungary）
- Died
- 1978-02-03 （Rio de Janeiro, Brazil） age 77
- Nationality
- Austrian, Brazilian
- Languages
- German, Portuguese, French, English
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism （Baptismal Name: Fidelis）
- Residence History
- Vienna, Austria (1900-1939) → Belgium (around 1939, about 1 year) → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1939-1978)
Career
- Occupations
- Literary critic, Journalist, Scholar
- Active Years
- 1925-1978
- Affiliations
- Director of Fundação Getúlio Vargas library
- Influenced By
- Wilhelm Dilthey, Benedetto Croce, Walter Benjamin
- Influenced
- Antonio Candido
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vienna | Law, Letters and Philosophy | Letters and Philosophy | PhD | 1920-1925 | Austria |
University of Vienna
Law, Letters and Philosophy
/ Letters and Philosophy
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1920-1925
Year of Graduation:
1925
Country:
Austria
Studied Law, PhD in letters and philosophy
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
História da Literatura Ocidental
1959 Literary historyAn eight-volume comprehensive history of Western literature from classical Greek and Latin to 20th-century avant-garde, linking periods organically with over 8,000 critiques.
Western literary historyLiterary criticismCultural connections
Bibliography
- Cinza do Purgatório (1942)
- Origens e Fins (1943)
- Pequena Bibliografia Crítica da Literatura Brasileira (1951)
- Respostas e Perguntas (1953)
- Retratos e Leituras (1953)
- Presenças (1958)
- Uma Nova História da Música (1958)
- História da Literatura Ocidental (1959-1966)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- EncyclopedicMultilingualComprehensive and organic
- Recurring Motifs
- Literary continuityUniversal visionPolitical conservatism
Health
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Heart attack1978Cause of death
Legacy
Pillar of Brazilian literary criticism. Wrote a standard work on Western literary history in Portuguese as a non-native speaker, influencing Brazilian intellectuals.
Trivia
- Born to a Jewish family, converted to Roman Catholicism and changed name
- Fled Nazis to Brazil
- Self-taught Portuguese