Luz mediterrânea e outros poemas

by Raul de Leoni, Sérgio Alcides (Editor)

Luz mediterrânea' foi um dos livros de poesia brasileira mais reeditados do século XX. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1922, não era nem modernista nem 'passadista'. Sua poesia irônica e meditativa ainda continha traços tanto do simbolismo quanto do parnasianismo, mas superava a ambos ao rejeitar a temática confessional e ao se exprimir em versos límpidos e contidos, de forte sugestão imagética. O autor, filho das elites fluminenses da República Velha, morreu em 1926, aos 31 anos de idade, vítima de tuberculose. Não deixou outra obra, além de alguns poemas e escritos esparsos.

Genres: Poetry

140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

Considered one of the greatest Brazilian sonnetists of all time, he was an important character in the last phase of the symbolist movement, inspiring several authors of his generation, such as Manuel Bandeira and Guilherme de Almeida. With an extremely unique style, he came to be seen as an author independent of the poetic rules and influences of schools and literary movements.

During the early 1920s, Raul de Leoni was elected deputy of Rio de Janeiro. However, during this period he presented the first symptoms of tuberculosis. Struck by the illness, he moved to Itaipava in search of cleaner air. At the age of 27, in 1922, he published “Luz Mediterrânea”, his magnum opus.

Raul de Leoni died at the age of 31, on November 21st, 1926.