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Antonio Candido
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Candido at the Literature Festival of Paraty in 2011
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| Born | Antonio Candido de Mello e Sousa July 24, 1918 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | May 12, 2017 (aged 98) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Author, literary critic, sociologist, professor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Notable awards | Prêmio Jabuti, Prêmio Camões, Prêmio Machado de Assis, Alfonso Reyes International Prize |
| Spouse | Gilda de Melo e Sousa |
Antonio Candido de Mello e Souza (born July 24, 1918 – died May 12, 2017) was a famous Brazilian writer and professor. He was also a sociologist, which means he studied how people live together in groups. He was also a literary critic, someone who analyzes and judges books and other writings.
Many universities in Brazil considered him one of the most important experts on Brazilian literature. He won several major awards for his work. These included the Prêmio Jabuti in 1965, the Prêmio Machado de Assis in 1993, the Camões Prize in 1998, and the Alfonso Reyes International Prize in 2005.
Antonio Candido was a professor at the University of São Paulo and São Paulo State University. He also received an honorary degree from the University of Campinas.
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About His Life
Antonio Candido was the son of Aristides Candido de Mello e Souza and Clarisse Tolentino de Mello e Souza. He spent most of his childhood in the countryside of Brazil. This was in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. During this time, he did not go to a regular school. His mother taught him at home.
In 1937, his family moved to São Paulo. There, he started getting a formal education. In 1939, Candido began studying law at the University of São Paulo School of Law. However, he later decided to study philosophy at the same university instead.
His Career Begins
Candido's first writings as a critic were published in 1941. They appeared in a magazine called Clima, which he helped to start. The next year, he began teaching at the University of São Paulo. He first taught in the sociology department. Later, he moved to the literature department. He taught there for 36 years, with a short break from 1958 to 1960.
He also taught Brazilian Literature at the University of Paris from 1964 to 1966. Two years later, he became a visiting scholar at Yale University in the United States.
Important Works
His most important book about literature was published in 1959. It was called Formação da Literatura Brasileira. This means "Formation of Brazilian Literature." It was a very important and much-discussed study. It looked at how Brazilian literature began and developed.
His Political Involvement
Antonio Candido was also involved in politics at different times in his life. He spoke out against the government of Getúlio Vargas and his "Estado Novo" period. This was a time when Brazil had a strong, centralized government. In 1980, he also helped to create the Worker's Party in Brazil.
Family Life
In 1943, Candido married Gilda de Melo e Sousa. She was also a Brazilian writer and a professor at the University of São Paulo. They had three daughters together.
Antonio Candido passed away on May 12, 2017. He was 98 years old. He had been in the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo for a few days before his death.
Major Works
Here are some of the main books and essays written by Antonio Candido:
- Introdução ao Método Crítico de Sílvio Romero – 1945
- Brigada Ligeira – 1945
- Ficção e Confissão – 1956
- O Observador Literário – 1959
- Formação da Literatura Brasileira – Momentos Decisivos – 1959
- Presença da Literatura Brasileira – 1964 – with J. Aderaldo Castello
- Tese e Antítese – 1964
- Os Parceiros do Rio Bonito – 1964
- Literatura e Sociedade – 1965
- Literatura e Cultura de 1900 a 1945–1970
- Vários Escritos – 1970
- Teresina Etc. – 1980
- Na Sala de Aula – 1985
- A Educação pela Noite e Outros Ensaios – 1987
- O Discurso e a Cidade – 1993
- Recortes – 1993
- O Romantismo no Brasil – 2002
- Um Funcionário da Monarquia – 2002
- O Albatroz e o Chinês – 2004
- Iniciação à Literatura Brasileira – 2004
See also
In Spanish: António Cândido para niños
