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He travelled to [[Italy]] in 1521, where he was able to make contact with many writers and artists of the [[Renaissance]], including [[Vittoria Colonna]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> (who was his relative), [[Pietro Bembo]],<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> [[Sannazzaro]] and [[Ariosto]]. On his way home, in 1526, he visited [[Spain]], meeting classical writers [[Juan Boscan]] and [[Garcilaso de la Vega (poet)|Garcilaso de la Vega]]. |
He travelled to [[Italy]] in 1521, where he was able to make contact with many writers and artists of the [[Renaissance]], including [[Vittoria Colonna]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> (who was his relative), [[Pietro Bembo]],<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> [[Sannazzaro]] and [[Ariosto]]. On his way home, in 1526, he visited [[Spain]], meeting classical writers [[Juan Boscan]] and [[Garcilaso de la Vega (poet)|Garcilaso de la Vega]]. |
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Back in Portugal in 1526 or 1527, he was again received in the court, where he became a friend to [[John III of Portugal|King John III]] and other nobles. Four years after his return he decided to move to the [[Entre Douro e Minho|Minho]] province, in the North of the country, where he purchased land. Around 1530 he married<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> Briolanja de Azevedo<ref>[http://www.theodora.com/encyclopedia/s/francisco_de_sa_de_miranda.html Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911.]</ref> |
Back in Portugal in 1526 or 1527, he was again received in the court, where he became a friend to [[John III of Portugal|King John III]] and other nobles. Four years after his return he decided to move to the [[Entre Douro e Minho|Minho]] province, in the North of the country, where he purchased land. Around 1530 he married<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> Briolanja de Azevedo,<ref>[http://www.theodora.com/encyclopedia/s/francisco_de_sa_de_miranda.html Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911.]</ref> a lady of [[Nobility|noble]] birth. |
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In 1552 he moved to the Quinta da Tapada, near [[Amares, Portugal|Amares]], where he died in 1558, aged 76.<ref>[http://www.estudopratico.com.br/sa-de-miranda-biografia-e-obras/ Sá de Miranda – Biografia e obras.]</ref> |
In 1552 he moved to the Quinta da Tapada, near [[Amares, Portugal|Amares]], where he died in 1558, aged 76.<ref>[http://www.estudopratico.com.br/sa-de-miranda-biografia-e-obras/ Sá de Miranda – Biografia e obras.]</ref> |
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Like many Portuguese writers of his time, Sá de Miranda often wrote in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> apart from Portuguese. His early work is all in the form of the typical 15th-century Portuguese poetry (the ''vilancete'', the ''cantiga'', the ''esparsa'' and the ''trova''). Influenced by his travels in Italy and Spain, Sá de Miranda introduced a new aesthetics in Portugal.<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/francisco-de-sa-de-miranda/ Miranda, Francisco de Sá de.]</ref> He introduced the [[sonnet]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> |
Like many Portuguese writers of his time, Sá de Miranda often wrote in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> apart from Portuguese. His early work is all in the form of the typical 15th-century Portuguese poetry (the ''vilancete'', the ''cantiga'', the ''esparsa'' and the ''trova''). Influenced by his travels in Italy and Spain, Sá de Miranda introduced a new aesthetics in Portugal.<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/francisco-de-sa-de-miranda/ Miranda, Francisco de Sá de.]</ref> He introduced the [[sonnet]],<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Sa-de-Miranda Encyclopaedia Britannica.]</ref> the [[elegy]], the [[eclogue]], the [[ottava rima]]<ref>[http://www.theodora.com/encyclopedia/s/francisco_de_sa_de_miranda.html Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911.]</ref> and other classical poetic forms, adapting the [[Portuguese language]] to the [[decasyllable]] verse. These forms, especially sonnet and ottava rima were later used by many Portuguese poets including [[Luís de Camões|Luís Vaz de Camões]].<ref>[http://www.sonnets.org/camoes.htm Luis de Camões at Sonnet central.]</ref> |
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Apart from poems, Sá de Miranda wrote two [[comedy|theatrical comedies]] following classical forms: ''Estrangeiros'' (staged in Coimbra in 1528 and published in 1559) and ''Vilhalpandos'' (written around 1530 and published in 1560). His tragedy ''Cleópatra''<ref>[http://alfarrabio.di.uminho.pt/vercial/miranda.htm Sá de Miranda st Projecto Vercial.]</ref> has only survived in fragments. |
Apart from poems, Sá de Miranda wrote two [[comedy|theatrical comedies]] following classical forms: ''Estrangeiros'' (staged in Coimbra in 1528 and published in 1559) and ''Vilhalpandos'' (written around 1530 and published in 1560). His tragedy ''Cleópatra''<ref>[http://alfarrabio.di.uminho.pt/vercial/miranda.htm Sá de Miranda st Projecto Vercial.]</ref> has only survived in fragments. |
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Revision as of 06:34, 30 September 2016
For the 19th century Venezuelan politician with similar name, see Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Sá de Miranda | |
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| Born | 28 August 1481 |
| Died | 17 May 1558 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Poet |
Francisco de Sá de Miranda (28 August 1481 – 17 May 1558; Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku dɨ ˈsa dɨ miˈɾɐ̃ðɐ]) was a Portuguese poet of the Renaissance.
Life
Sá de Miranda was born in Coimbra, the son of a canon Gonçalo Mendes de Sá[1] belonging to the ancient and noble family of Sá and Inês de Melo.[2] His brother, Mem de Sá, was the third governor of the Portuguese colony of Brazil.
Sá de Miranda passed his early years by the banks of the river Mondego, considered a source of inspiration to many other poets. He made his first studies of Greek, Latin and philosophy in the college of the Santa Cruz Monastery, and in 1505 went to University of Lisbon[3] (the University of Coimbra had moved to Lisbon in 1380) to study law, beginning at the same time to attend the Portuguese court and write poems in the mediaeval style still dominant in Portugal.
He travelled to Italy in 1521, where he was able to make contact with many writers and artists of the Renaissance, including Vittoria Colonna[4] (who was his relative), Pietro Bembo,[5] Sannazzaro and Ariosto. On his way home, in 1526, he visited Spain, meeting classical writers Juan Boscan and Garcilaso de la Vega.
Back in Portugal in 1526 or 1527, he was again received in the court, where he became a friend to King John III and other nobles. Four years after his return he decided to move to the Minho province, in the North of the country, where he purchased land. Around 1530 he married[6] Briolanja de Azevedo,[7] a lady of noble birth.
In 1552 he moved to the Quinta da Tapada, near Amares, where he died in 1558, aged 76.[8]
Work
Like many Portuguese writers of his time, Sá de Miranda often wrote in Spanish[9] apart from Portuguese. His early work is all in the form of the typical 15th-century Portuguese poetry (the vilancete, the cantiga, the esparsa and the trova). Influenced by his travels in Italy and Spain, Sá de Miranda introduced a new aesthetics in Portugal.[10] He introduced the sonnet,[11] the elegy, the eclogue, the ottava rima[12] and other classical poetic forms, adapting the Portuguese language to the decasyllable verse. These forms, especially sonnet and ottava rima were later used by many Portuguese poets including Luís Vaz de Camões.[13]
Apart from poems, Sá de Miranda wrote two theatrical comedies following classical forms: Estrangeiros (staged in Coimbra in 1528 and published in 1559) and Vilhalpandos (written around 1530 and published in 1560). His tragedy Cleópatra[14] has only survived in fragments.
He also left several letters in verse, addressed to people like King John III and his brother Mem de Sá.
References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911.
- ^ Sá de Miranda – Biografia e obras.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Miranda, Francisco de Sá de.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911.
- ^ Luis de Camões at Sonnet central.
- ^ Sá de Miranda st Projecto Vercial.
Bibliography
- Lusitania illustrata. Notices on the history, antiquities, literature &c, by John Adamson, Newcastle on Tyne 1842.
- Dreams of Waking: An Anthology of Iberian Lyric Poetry 1400-1700. Edited and Translated by Vincent Barletta, Mark L. Bajus, Cici Malik, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2013.
