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Eduardo Augusto Vidal
1841–1907
A nineteenth-century Portuguese poet and journalist, he moved between literary life and public service with ease. His poems and criticism place him among the voices who defended a more traditional Romantic style as Portuguese literature was changing around him.
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Guelfos e Gibelinos: Tentativa critica sobre a actual polemica litteraria
by Eduardo Augusto Vidal
About the author
Born in Lisbon in 1841 and dying there in 1907, Eduardo Augusto Vidal was a Portuguese lyrical poet and journalist. He first served as an aspirant in the navy and later became inspector-general of the Lisbon customs service, while also contributing poems and articles to newspapers and literary reviews.
Sources on his career describe him as active in publications such as Correio da Manhã, Diário Popular, O Panorama, and Revista Contemporânea. He is also noted for taking a stand in the literary debates of his time, arguing against the newer naturalist and realist trends and in favor of a more Romantic approach.
His published books include Harmonias da Madrugada (1859), Folhas Soltas (1865), Guelfos e Gibelinos: Tentativa Crítica sobre a Actual Polémica Literária (1866), Cantos do Estio (1868), and Cantos da Sesta (1870). These titles suggest both a poetic voice and a critic closely involved in the literary arguments of nineteenth-century Portugal.