Dispersão

poem by Sá-Carneiro

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Portuguese literature

  • João de Barros
    In Portuguese literature: From monarchy to republic

    His Dispersão (1914; “Dispersion”) features exuberant images, an obsession with verbal constructions and metaphors, and experimentation with graphic design and fonts. The most versatile figure of Portuguese Modernism is José de Almada Negreiros, a poet, novelist, caricaturist, dancer, and actor who provoked scandal with his Manifesto…

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