Benedito Nunes

Summary

Benedito Nunes (November 21, 1929 - February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian philosopher and literary critic. He was born Benedito José Viana da Costa Nunes in Belém, a major city in the north of Brazil, where he was later a professor at the Federal University of Pará. He has also lectured at other universities in the south of Brazil, France and the United States.[citation needed] In 1987, he was awarded the Prêmio Jabuti, regarded as the most prestigious literary prize in Brazil. He was awarded again with the same prize in 2010, for the literary critique A Clave do Poético.[1] He was one of the most respected authorities in contemporary Brazilian culture, and a specialist in the literary work of Brazilian modernists such as Clarice Lispector. Benedito Nunes died in his hometown Belém on February 27, 2011.[2][3]

Benedito Nunes
Born
Benedito José Viana da Costa Nunes

(1929-11-21)November 21, 1929
Belém, Brazil
DiedFebruary 27, 2011(2011-02-27) (aged 81)
Belém, Brazil
OccupationProfessor
AwardsPrêmio Jabuti

Works edit

  • Passagem para o poético - Filosofia e Poesia em Heidegger, 1968;
  • O Dorso do Tigre (from the collection Debates- literary and philosophical essays), 1969;
  • João Cabral de Melo Neto (from the collection Poetas Modernos do Brasil), 1974;
  • Oswald Canibal (from the collection Elos), 1979;
  • No tempo da narrativa, 1988;
  • O drama da linguagem - Uma leitura de Clarice Lispector, 1989;
  • Introdução à Filosofia da Arte, 1989;
  • A Filosofia Contemporânea, 1991;
  • No tempo do niilismo e outros ensaios, 1993;
  • Crivo de papel (literary and philosophical essays), 1998;
  • Hermenêutica e poesia - O pensamento poético, 1999;
  • Dois Ensaios e Duas Lembranças, 2000;
  • O Nietzsche de Heidegger, 2000;
  • Heidegger e Ser e Tempo, 2002.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Benedito Nunes recebe prêmio Jabuti 2010 em Teoria Crítica Literária".
  2. ^ http://www.diariodopara.com.br/imprimi_noticiav2.php?idnot=56980[dead link]
  3. ^ "UFPA lança o Prêmio Professor Benedito Nunes".

External links edit

  • Interview with Benedito Nunes in the page of Federal University of Pará (in Portuguese)