Sérgio Milliet
Sérgio Milliet da Costa e Silva (November 20, 1898 – November 9, 1966) was a Brazilian poet, essayist, painter, literary and art critic, and sociologist. His 10-volume series Diário Crítico, a collection of essays, reflections, and poems, has been lauded a benchmark of Brazilian modernism.
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Sérgio Milliet
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- Born
- 1898 · São Paulo.
- Died
- 1966 · São Paulo.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- painter · writer · literary critic · art critic · teacher · sociologist · librarian · essayist
- Fields
- literature · literary criticism · art criticism · painting
- Education
- University of Bern
- Languages
- Portuguese · French
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Sérgio Milliet da Costa e Silva (November 20, 1898 – November 9, 1966) was a Brazilian poet, essayist, painter, literary and art critic, and sociologist. His 10-volume series Diário Crítico, a collection of essays, reflections, and poems, has been lauded a benchmark of Brazilian modernism.
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Born to a Portuguese merchant and to a teacher of French descent, Milliet moved to Switzerland as a child, studying humanities in Geneva. He graduated in economics and social sciences from the University of Bern. His first two books of poetry, Par le Sentier and Le Depart sous la Pluie, were written in French and published in Switzerland, where he was involved with the review Le Carmel. Upon returning to Brazil, he formed connections with people like di Cavalcanti and Mário de Andrade, which allowed him to participate in the Modern Art Week.
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His recorded languages were Portuguese and French.
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1898
Sérgio Milliet born at São Paulo.
1966
Sérgio Milliet died at São Paulo.
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- 1.Silva, Renata Rufino da. MODERNISMO NOS RODAPÉS POR UM “HOMEM DE 1922”: SÉRGIO MILLIET E SEUS DIÁRIOS CRÍTICOS. Interdisciplinar - Revista de Estudos em Língua e Literatura. 38. 11–27. 2022-12-14. 1980-8879.
- 2.Alves, Danusia Regina. Ecos de Aldous Huxley no Diário crítico de Sérgio Milliet. Repositório UEL. 2024-05-01.
- 3.Santos, Maria da Conceição. A obra ficcional de Sérgio Milliet : marcas autobiográficas na narrativa Roberto (1935). Repositório UFS. 2022-08-08.
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