Alberto de Oliveira

Alberto de Oliveira
Born	Antônio Mariano de Oliveira (1857-04-28)April 28, 1857 Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	January 19, 1937(1937-01-19) (aged 79) Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Poet, professor, pharmacist
Nationality	Brazilian
Literary movement	Parnassianism
Notable works	Poesias

A caricature of Alberto de Oliveira,
by Belmiro de Almeida.

Antônio Mariano de Oliveira (April 28, 1857 – January 19, 1937) was a Brazilian poet, pharmacist and professor. He is better known by his pen name Alberto de Oliveira.^[1]

Alongside Olavo Bilac and Raimundo Correia, he comprised the Brazilian "Parnassian Triad".^[2][3]

He founded and occupied the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1937.

References

1. Brazilian Literature: 1880-1920: Naturalism, realism-Parnassianism, symbolism. Georgetown University Press. 1974. p. 50.
2. Echevarría, Roberto Gonzalez; Pupo-Walker, Enrique (1996-09-19). The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521410359.
3. Young, Richard; Cisneros, Odile (2010-12-18). Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater. Scarecrow Press. p. 596. ISBN 9780810874985. Alberto de Oliveira.

External links

• Jornal de Poesia bio (In Portuguese)
• Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa
• Fundamentos Modernos das Poesias de Alberto de Oliveira (doctoral thesis in Portuguese)

Preceded by Cláudio Manuel da Costa (patron)

Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 8th chair 1897 — 1937

Succeeded by Oliveira Viana