The great writers Cecília Meireles and Manuel Bandeira honor friends and admirers from Minas Gerais with their autographs.
- Two autographs, one by Cecília Meireles, the other by Manuel Bandeira (with a longer dedication) for admirers in Juiz de Fora (MG).
- In Portuguese.
- Business card format, with their envelopes.
- Brazil, 1963.
- Yellowed paper, good condition.
- Single set.
Portuguese is a poetic language. It is true that it is not well-known around the world, since few countries share it, but it still has a unique melody. More than that, perhaps this exoticism is part of the mysticism surrounding our many verb tenses and infinite idiomatic expressions, an instrument for the magic of great poets. The Portuguese language is the mother of many authors, but few of them have managed to transcend and make their mark on literature. Among them, it is impossible not to highlight Cecília Meireles and Manuel Bandeira, exponents of Brazilian Modernism who gave the language a touch of art.
Born in Recife at the end of the 19th century, Bandeira was a poet, literary critic, literature professor and translator. With his simple and direct style, the writer was a fan of colloquial language and was part of the first phase of Brazilian Modernism, participating in the Modern Art Week of 1922. Cecília was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1901 and was one of the first women to achieve great prominence in Brazilian literature, emerging as a symbol of the second phase of Modernism in Brazil. The renowned writer's poetry had a more intimate tone, with a strong influence of psychoanalysis and social themes.
Little is known about the relationship between the friends, who, discreetly, preferred to express their feelings and admiration through their art: the connection between these two great names of Brazilian poetry surpasses their modernist roots to consolidate a strong friendship that was immortalized in the rhymes of the Portuguese language.
In 1948, when Cecília was at the height of her professional recognition, both in Brazil and in Portugal, Bandeira published the book “Belo Belo”, in which the poem “Improviso” stands out, a tribute to the poet and friend. In his words, he describes her as “free and exact”, “as strong and as fragile as the wave at the end of the fight”. Subtly, the poet brings biographical traits of Cecília, who suffered important family losses, but still remained resilient. The lady of letters did not stay behind, and dedicated the poem “Diana” to Bandeira.
They are two great Brazilian writers, two friends and two beautiful autographed documents that we have gathered for you.
