David Mourão-Ferreira
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David de Jesus Mourão-Ferreira, GCSE (Lisbon, 24 February 1927 – Lisbon
, 16 June 1996) was a Portuguese
writer
and poet
from Lisbon
.
He was a son of David Ferreira (b. 1898) and wife Teresa de Jesus Ferro Mourão (b. 1907). He studied Romanic Philology in 1951 in the University of Lisbon and in 1957 became a Professor
.
He married firstly Maria Eulália Barbosa Valentim de Carvalho, sister of Rui Valentim de Carvalho, of now EMI
-Valentim de Carvalho
label, and maternal aunt of Manuela Moura Guedes' first husband, by whom he had issue, and secondly Maria do Pilar de Jesus Barata, without issue.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 16 June 1996) was a Portuguese
Portugal
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writer
Writer
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and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
from Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
.
He was a son of David Ferreira (b. 1898) and wife Teresa de Jesus Ferro Mourão (b. 1907). He studied Romanic Philology in 1951 in the University of Lisbon and in 1957 became a Professor
Professor
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.
He married firstly Maria Eulália Barbosa Valentim de Carvalho, sister of Rui Valentim de Carvalho, of now EMI
EMI
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-Valentim de Carvalho
Valentim de Carvalho
Valentim de Carvalho is a Portuguese record label founded in 1914.-History:The company started selling phonograph, musical instruments and music since its 1914 foundation at the Rua da Assunção, Lisbon.It distributes EMI in Portugal since 1920....
label, and maternal aunt of Manuela Moura Guedes' first husband, by whom he had issue, and secondly Maria do Pilar de Jesus Barata, without issue.
Poems
- 1954 - Tempestade de Verão (awarded by Delfim Guimarães)
- 1958 - Os Quatro Cantos do Tempo
- 1962 - In Memoriam Memoriae
- 1962 - Infinito Pessoal ou A Arte de Amar
- 1966 - Do Tempo ao Coração (Of The Time to The Heart)
- 1967 - A Arte de Amar (combination of previous works)
- 1969 - Lira de Bolso
- 1971 - Cancioneiro de Natal (awarded by Nacional de Poesia)
- 1973 - Matura Idadeaa
- 1974 - Sonetos do Cativo (Captive Sonnets)
- 1976 - As Lições do Fogo
- 1980 - Obra Poética (Poetic Works) (includes a guitar and a violin)
- 1985 - Os Ramos e os Remos
- 1988 - Obra Poética, 1948-1988 (Poetic Works, 1948-1988)
- 1994 - Música de Cama (erotic anthology with an unedited book)
Narrative fictions
- 1959 - Novelas de Gaivotas em Terra (awarded by Ricardo Malheiros)
- 1968 - Os contos de Os Amantes (The Stories of the Loved Ones)
- 1980 - As Quatro EstaçõesAs Quatro EstaçõesAs Quatro Estações is the fourth studio album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. It was released on October 26, 1989...
(awarded by the International Association of Literary Critics) - 1986 - Um Amor Feliz (A Happy Love)
- 1987 - Duas Histórias de Lisboa (Two Histories of Lisbon)