Teófilo Dias
Teófilo Dias | |
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| Born | Teófilo Odorico Dias de Mesquita 8 November 1854 Caxias, Maranhão, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 29 March 1889 (aged 34) São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist, lawyer |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Literary movement | Post-romanticism; Realism; Parnassianism |
| Notable works | Fanfarras |
| Spouse | Gabriela Frederica Ribeiro de Andrada |
| Relatives | Gonçalves Dias |
Teófilo Odorico Dias de Mesquita (November 8, 1854 – March 29, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, journalist and lawyer, nephew of the famous Romantic author Gonçalves Dias.
He is the patron of the 36th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
The literary critic Alfredo Bosi considers his 1882 work Fanfarras to have launched the Parnassian movement in Brazilian literature.