Literature
In the portuguese literature, the poetry it is eminent, two of the best portuguese poets of ever are Luis de Camoes e Fernando Pessoa, but we also may talk about Eugenio de Andrade, Florbela Espanca, Cesario Verde, Antonio Ramos Rosa, Mario Cesariny, Antero de Quental e Herberto Helder, and others. In the prose, Damiao de Gois, the (priest) Padre Antonio Vieira, Almeida Garrett, Eca de Queiros, Camilo Castelo Branco, Miguel Torga, Fernando Namora, Jose Cardoso Pires, Antonio Lobo Antunes e Jose Saramago (Literature Nobel 98) are important names. Fernando Pessoa was the poetry master, he wrote under many names, product of his personality, some of the most famous are Alberto Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos and Ricardo Reis. In the theatre, there is a higher figure that is Gil Vicente, Antonio Jose da Silva and Bernardo Santareno.
AUTOPSICOGRAFIA
O poeta e um fingidor.
Finge tao completamente
Que chega a fingir que e dor
A dor que deveras sente.
E os que leem o que escreve,
Na dor lida sentem bem,
Nao as duas que ele teve,
Mas so a que eles nao tem.
E assim nas calhas de roda
Gira, a entreter a razao,
Esse comboio de corda
Que se chama coraaco.
Fernando Pessoa
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Plastic Art
The 20th century saw the arrival of Modernism, and along with it came the most prominent Portuguese painters: Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, who was heavily influenced by French painters, particularly by the Delaunays. Among his best known works is Cancao Popular a Russa e o Figaro. Another great modernist painter/writer was Almada Negreiros, friend to the poet Fernando Pessoa, who painted his (Pessoais) portrait. He was deeply influenced by both Cubist and Futurist trends. Prominent international figures in visual arts nowadays include painters Vieira da Silva, Julio Pomar, and Paula Rego. Traditional architecture is distinctive. Modern Portugal has given the world renowned architects like Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alvaro Siza Vieira and Goncalo Byrne. Internally, Tomas Taveira is also noteworthy.
Since the 1990s, Portugal has increased the number of public cultural facilities, in addition to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established in 1956 in Lisbon. These include the Belem Cultural Center in Lisbon, Serralves Foundation and the Casa da Musica, both in Porto, as well as new public cultural facilities like municipal libraries and concert halls which were built or renovated in many municipalities across the country. |
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