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Teófilo Braga
1843–1924
A central figure in Portugal’s republican movement, this prolific writer moved easily between literature, history, politics, and social thought. He is remembered both for his vast body of work and for briefly serving as president during a turbulent moment in Portuguese history.
5 Audiobooks
Viriatho: Narrativa epo-historica
by Teófilo Braga
Contos Phantasticos segunda edição correcta e ampliada
by Teófilo Braga
O cancioneiro portuguez da Vaticana
by Teófilo Braga
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About the author
Born in Ponta Delgada in the Azores in 1843, Teófilo Braga became one of the best-known Portuguese intellectuals of his time. He studied at the University of Coimbra and later taught modern literature in Lisbon, building a reputation as a poet, critic, historian of literature, and essayist.
His writing was remarkably wide-ranging, spanning poetry, folklore, literary history, philosophy, and political thought. He is often noted for attempting a broad, systematic history of Portuguese literature, and his work helped shape discussion of Portugal’s cultural identity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Braga was also deeply involved in politics. A committed republican, he played an important role after the fall of the monarchy in 1910 and later served briefly as president of Portugal in 1915. That mix of literary ambition and public life makes him an especially interesting figure for readers who enjoy authors whose ideas reached far beyond the page.