Knowra Augusto dos Anjos Augusto dos Anjos Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914) was a Brazilian poet whose work combines scientific vocabulary, pessimism, and images of death, decay, and bodily dissolution.
Eu : A 1912 poetry collection by Augusto dos Anjos, known for its stark scientific language and preoccupation with death. This collection gathers the poems that established his distinctive voice.
Scientific imagery : The use of scientific terms, objects, or processes to create meaning in literature and art. His technical vocabulary makes biological and cosmic processes part of the poem’s texture.
Psychology of a Loser : A poem by Augusto dos Anjos that stages a speaker’s anguish through images of illness, death, and bodily corruption. Its speaker’s despair condenses the collection’s fixation on suffering and decay.
Paraíba : A state in northeastern Brazil, where Augusto dos Anjos was born and spent part of his life. The state’s literary and social environment forms part of his biographical setting.
Eu e Outras Poesias : A posthumous edition of Augusto dos Anjos’s poetry, published in 1920 and combining Eu with additional poems. This expanded edition helped keep poems beyond his first collection in circulation.
Brazilian Parnassianism : A Brazilian poetic movement that prized formal discipline, polished language, and classical subjects. Its formal discipline provides a backdrop to his unconventional imagery.
Naturalism (literature) : A literary mode that depicts human life as shaped by material conditions, heredity, and environment. Naturalist attention to bodies and material forces parallels his unsparing physical imagery.
The Last Unicorn : A poem by Augusto dos Anjos centered on the death of a unicorn and the collapse of an idealized world. Its fantastical subject reveals how his pessimism extends beyond the human body.
Leopoldina, Minas Gerais : A municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where Augusto dos Anjos worked as a teacher and died. His final years and death are associated with this town.
Brazilian modernism : A Brazilian artistic and literary movement that sought new forms and a break with inherited conventions, especially after 1922. His unconventional diction and imagery became relevant to later debates about modern Brazilian poetry.
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