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Augusto de Oliveira Cardoso Fonseca

1842–1917

Best known for turning Portugal’s most famous catastrophe into vivid verse, this 19th-century writer also looked back on Coimbra with a strong sense of place and memory. His surviving works suggest an author drawn to history, atmosphere, and the emotional weight of the past.

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O desastre de Lisboa em 1755: poesia

O desastre de Lisboa em 1755: poesia

by Augusto de Oliveira Cardoso Fonseca

About the author

Augusto de Oliveira Cardoso Fonseca was a Portuguese writer who lived from 1842 to 1917. Reliable catalog and ebook records from this conversation confirm him as the author of O desastre de Lisboa em 1755: poesia and Outros Tempos, ou Velharias de Coimbra (1850-1880).

His best-known work today appears to be O desastre de Lisboa em 1755: poesia, first published in 1882 and later preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book revisits the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 in verse, showing his interest in historical subjects and in the dramatic, human side of national memory.

Another surviving work, Outros Tempos, ou Velharias de Coimbra, published in 1911, points to a more reflective side of his writing. Framed around Coimbra and its earlier decades, it suggests a taste for literary reminiscence, local history, and the texture of lived experience. I couldn’t confirm further biographical details from dependable sources available here, so this portrait stays close to the works that can be verified.