José Régio
José Maria dos Reis Pereira (17 September 1901 – 22 December 1969), better known by the pen name José Régio, was a Portuguese writer who spent most of his life in Portalegre (1929 to 1962). He was the brother of Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira, a painter and illustrator.
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- Name
- José Régio
- Born
- 17 September 1901
- Birthplace
- Vila do Conde, Kingdom of Portugal
- Place of death
- Vila do Conde, Portugal
- Occupation
- Writer
- Movement
- Modernism
- Died
- 1969. · Vila do Conde.
- Nationality
- Portugal.
- Education
- University of Coimbra.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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José Maria dos Reis Pereira (17 September 1901 – 22 December 1969), better known by the pen name José Régio, was a Portuguese writer who spent most of his life in Portalegre (1929 to 1962). He was the brother of Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira, a painter and illustrator.
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• Name — José Régio • Born — 17 September 1901 • Birthplace — Vila do Conde, Kingdom of Portugal • Place of death — Vila do Conde, Portugal • Occupation — Writer • Movement — Modernism • Relatives — Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira (brother)
Biography
Biography
In 1927 he founded the magazine Presença which would come to be a cornerstone of the Second Modernism movement in Portugal, of which he was the main spokesperson. Aside from this magazine he also made contributions to newspapers such as the Diário de Notícias and the Comércio do Porto. He was defiant of the Estado Novo regime and was a member of the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (Movement of Democratic Unity), supporting Norton de Matos in his bid for the Portuguese presidency. As a writer, José Régio was the author of novels, plays, poetry and essays. His works are strongly focused on the theme of conflict between Man and God and between Individual and Society; in a critical analysis of solitude and human relations. As an essayist, he dedicated himself to the study of Camões and Florbela Espanca.
Poetry
Poetry
• 1925 - Poemas de Deus e do Diabo. • 1929 - Biografia. • 1935 - As Encruzilhadas de Deus. • 1945 - Fado (1941), Mas Deus é Grande. • 1954 - A Chaga do Lado. • 1961 - Filho do Homem. • 1968 - Cântico Suspenso. • 1970 - Música Ligeira. • 1971 - Colheita da Tarde.
Fiction
Fiction
• 1934 - Jogo da Cabra-Cega. • 1941 - Davam Grandes Passeios aos Domingos. • 1942 - O Príncipe com Orelhas de Burro. • 1945 to 1966 - A Velha Casa. • 1946 - Histórias de Mulheres, The Flame-Coloured Dress, UK, 1999 (+ Davam Grandes Passeios...) • 1962 - Há Mais Mundos.
Essays
Essays
• 1936 - Críticas e Criticados. • 1938 - António Botto e o Amor. • 1940 - Em Torno da Expressão Artística. • 1952 - As Correntes e as Individualidades na Moderna Poesia Portuguesa. • 1964 - Ensaios de Interpretação Crítica. • 1967 - Três Ensaios sobre Arte. • 1977 - Páginas de Doutrina e Crítica da Presença.
Plays
Plays
• 1936 - Sonho de uma Véspera de Exame. • 1940 - Jacob e o Anjo. • 1940 - Sou um Homem Moral. • 1947 - Benilde ou a Virgem-Mãe. • 1949 - El-Rei Sebastião. • 1954 - A Salvação do Mundo. • 1957 - Três Peças em Um Acto. (Três máscaras; O meu caso; Mário ou Eu Próprio - O Outro). • 1967 - O Judeu Errante.
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- 1.pesquisa.adporto.arquivos.pt. 172v, assento 144.
- 2.Contemporânea [1915 -1926 cópia digital, Hemeroteca Digital]
- 3.Jorge Mangorrinha. Ficha histórica:Renovação : revista quinzenal de artes, litertura e atualidades (1925-1926). 1 de Março de 2016.
- 4.Jorge Mangorrinha. Ficha histórica: Movimento : cinema, arte, elegâncias (1933-1934). 25 de Fevereiro de 2014.
- 5.Princípio : publicação de cultura e política (1930) cópia digital, Hemeroteca Digital
- 6.Rita Correia. Ficha histórica: Sudoeste : cadernos de Almada Negreiros (1935). 18 de maio de 2011.
- 7.Daniel Pires. Ficha histórica: Altura: cadernos de poesia(1945). 1999.
- 8.Helena Roldão. Ficha histórica: Mundo literário : semanário de crítica e informação literária, científica e artística (1946-1948). 27-01-2014.
- 9.Helena Roldão. Ficha histórica:Atlântico: revista luso-brasileira (1942-1950). 12 de Outubro de 2012.
- 10.João Gaspar. José Régio e a História do Movimento da 'presença'.
- 11.Cf. "Reencontro com o Dr. Luís Amaro de Oliveira: o professor e o amigo". Edição da Câmara Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, 2001.
- 12.Citações e Frases – Citador.pt.
- 13.J.F. Marques (1989): José Régio e Flávio Gonçalves: os Caminhos de uma Amizade. Boletim Cultural da Póvoa de Varzim, vol. XXVI, nº 1, pp. 153-335.
- 14.Câmara de Portalegre já inaugurou escultura de José Régio.
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