Cecília Meireles letters to José Bruges de Oliveira
Overview
Letters from Brazilian poet Cecília Meireles to Portuguese writer Dr. José Bruges de Oliveira.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1951
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Portuguese.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.04 linear feet (1 folder in 1 box)Consists of 17 autograph and typescript letters from Meireles to Bruges de Oliveira. Includes 1 letter from Bruges de Oliveira to Meireles, as well as 1 original composition by Meireles.
Biographical / Historical
Poet, educator, and journalist Cecília Meireles was a major representative of Brazilian Modernism, in which she mixed neo-symbolist themes of time's ephemerality and the contemplative life with the project of nationalistic vanguardism. She is widely regarded as one of the finest writers in the Portuguese language, as well as Brazil's greatest female poet.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
96M-42. Purchased with the Amy Lowell Trust from Richard C. Ramer, 225 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021; received: 1997 March 19.
Processing Information
Processed by: Michael W. Austin
- Title
- Meireles, Cecília, 1901-1964. Cecília Meireles letters to José Bruges de Oliveira, 1949-1951: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02104
Repository Details
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