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Teixeira Bastos
1857–1902
A late-19th-century Portuguese writer and journalist, he moved easily between literature, criticism, and social thought. His work is closely tied to the spread of positivist ideas in Portugal and to the lively magazine culture of his time.
3 Audiobooks
Habitações Operarias
by Teixeira Bastos
A dissolução do regimen capitalista
by Teixeira Bastos
Tribunaes de Arbitros-Avindores
by Teixeira Bastos
About the author
Born in Lisbon in 1857, Francisco José Teixeira Bastos became known as a poet, journalist, and essayist during the final decades of the 19th century. Portuguese reference sources describe him as a writer strongly linked to the positivist ideas associated with Teófilo Braga, under whom he studied at the Curso Superior de Letras.
He took part in the intellectual life of his era through books and periodicals, helping direct and edit literary and cultural reviews. His published work includes titles such as Princípios de filosofia positiva, Rumores vulcânicos, and Habitações operárias, which suggest the range of his interests, from philosophy and literature to social questions.
Teixeira Bastos died in Lisbon in 1902. Though not widely read today outside specialist circles, he remains a notable figure in Portuguese letters for the way he connected journalism, criticism, and reform-minded thought.