Araripe Júnior

Araripe Júnior.

Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior (27 June 1848 – 29 October 1911) was a Brazilian lawyer, literary critic[1][2] and writer.[3]

Biography

Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior was born in Fortaleza, Ceará,[4] the son of Tristão de Alencar Araripe[5] and Argentina de Alencar Lima, into one of the country's most prominent families.[6] In 1869, he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Faculdade de Direito do Recife.[7] Two years later he entered politics. Araripe Júnior was a founding member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the Instituto do Ceará. He was also associated with the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bosi, Alfredo (1978). "Introdução." In: Araripe Júnior: Teoria, Crítica e História Literária. São Paulo: EDUSP, p. 9–20.
  2. ↑ Cairo, Luiz Roberto (1996). O Salto por Cima da Própria Sombra: O Discurso Crítico de Araripe Júnior. São Paulo: Annablume.
  3. ↑ "Araripe Júnior," Academia Brasileira de Letras.
  4. ↑ Studart, Barão de (1915). Dicionário Bio-Bibliográfico Cearense. Fortaleza: Tipografia Minerva.
  5. ↑ His father was a noted jurist, politician and writer in his own right.
  6. ↑ He was cousin to José de Alencar.
  7. ↑ "Araripe Júnior", Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural.

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Preceded by
Gregório de Matos (patron)
Brazilian Academy of Letters – Occupant of the 16th chair
1897–1911 		Succeeded by
Félix Pacheco
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