José Veríssimo Dias de Matos (8 April 1857 – 2 December 1916) was a writer, educator, journalist, literary critic, and founding member of the

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Biography

José Veríssimo was born in

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, the son of José Veríssimo de Matos and Ana Flora Dias de Matos. His early school-days were spent in Manaus and

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. In 1869, he was sent to

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to continue his studies, but had to return to

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due to poor health. He then devoted himself zealously to journalism and teaching. In 1891, Veríssimo returned to

and took a position as professor in

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. For some time (1895–1899), concurrently with his scholarly labors, he edited the famous ''Revista Brasileira''.

Works

* ''Primeiras Páginas'' (1878). * ''Emilio Littré'' (1882). * ''Diversos: Cenas da Vida Amazônica'' (1886). * ''Questão de Limites: Pará e Amazonas'' (1889). * ''Estudos Brasileiros'' (2 Vols., 1889–1904). * ''Educação Nacional'' (1890). * ''A Amazônia: Aspectos Econômicos'' (1892). * ''A Pesca na Amazônia'' (1895). * ''A Instrução Pública e a Imprensa'' (1900). * ''Estudos de Literatura'' (6 vols., 1901–1907). * ''Homens e Coisas Estrangeiras'' (3 Vols., 1902–1910). * ''Que é Literatura e outros Escritos'' (1907). * ''Interesses da Amazônia'' (1915).
''História da Literatura Brasileira''
(1916).Barbosa, João Alexandre (2002). "A História da Literatura Brasileira." In: ''Alguma Crítica.'' Cotia: Atelie Editorial, pp. 111–129. * ''Letras e Literatos'' (1936). Selected articles * "A Revolução Chilena e a Questão da América Latina", ''Revista Brasileira'', Vol. 111, 1895, pp. 108–121. * "Gregório de Mattos," ''Revista da Academia Brazileira de Letras,'' Vol. 2, 1912, p. 27–44.

Notes

* Barbosa, João Alexandre. (1974). ''A Tradição do Impasse: Linguagem da Crítica e Crítica da Linguagem em José Veríssimo''. São Paulo: Ática. * Barbosa, João Alexandre. (1996). "Uma Introdução a José Veríssimo." In: ''A Biblioteca Imaginária.'' Cotia: Atelie Editorial, pp. 173–221. * Barbosa, João Alexandre. (2000)
"José Veríssimo: Leitor de Estrangeiros,"
''Literatura e Sociedade,'' No. 5, pp. 56–84. * Carone, Edgard (1969). ''A Primeira República. Texto e Contexto: 1889-1930''. São Paulo: Difel. * Lins, Álvaro (1944). ''Jornal de Crítica,'' 3ª Série. Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio. * Martins, Wilson (1952). ''A Crítica Literária no Brasil.'' São Paulo: Depto. de Cultura. * Montenegro, Olívio (1958). ''José Veríssimo: Crítica.'' Rio de Janeiro: Agir. * Romero, Sílvio (1909)
''Zéverissimações Ineptas da Critica: Repulsas e Desabafos.''
Porto: Comércio do Porto. * Veríssimo, Ignácio José. (1966). ''José Veríssimo Visto por Dentro''. Manaus: Edições Governo do Estado do Amazonas.

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José Veríssimo: Pensamento Social e Etnografia da Amazônia (1877/1915)

* ttp://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa455729/José-Veríssimo José Veríssimo: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
Romero, Araripe, Veríssimo e a Recepção Crítica do Romance Machadiano
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