Antero de Quental

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Antero de Quental was a 19th-century Portuguese poet, essayist, and leading figure of the Generation of ’70, known for his influential role in modernizing Portuguese literature and thought.

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instanceOf Portuguese writer
essayist
human
philosopher
poet
translator
birthDate 1842-04-18
birthPlace Azores
Ponta Delgada
Portugal
São Miguel Island
causeOfDeath suicide
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
deathDate 1891-09-11
deathPlace Ponta Delgada
educatedAt University of Coimbra
familyName de Quental
fieldOfWork literature
philosophy
social criticism
genre essay
lyric poetry
sonnet
givenName Antero
influenced Generation of ’70
linked to: Geração de 70

modern Portuguese literature
influencedBy French socialism
German philosophy
Positivism
Romanticism
knownFor modernizing Portuguese literature
philosophical sonnets
social and political essays
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
memberOf Generation of ’70
linked to: Geração de 70
movement Generation of ’70
linked to: Geração de 70

Portuguese modernism (precursor)
Portuguese realism
name Antero Tarquínio de Quental
nativeLanguage Portuguese
notableWork Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares
Odes Modernas
Primaveras Românticas
Sonetos Completos
occupation essayist
philosopher
poet
translator
placeOfBurial Ponta Delgada
politicalIdeology republicanism
socialism
religiousBackground Roman Catholic (cultural)
sexOrGender male

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Antero de Quental metro station namedAfter Antero de Quental