Article Nº 3212 Writer, journalist or scholar Vol. III · p. 370

Ribeiro (Manuel)

Writer, journalist or scholar

Manuel Ribeiro, pseudonym of Mardónio da Câmara, was a Lisbon-born poet resident in Funchal from childhood, who contributed to newspapers and published four slim books of verse between 1903 and 1913.

He was born in Lisbon on 31 August 1861 but has lived in Funchal since childhood. He has contributed to various newspapers and is a poet of merit, the author of the following slim volumes:

Flores Agrestes, Funchal, 1903, 67 pp.
Pyrilampos, Funchal, 1905, 56 pp.
Outomnaes, Funchal, 1910, 55 pp.
and Poentes, Funchal, 1913, 96 pp.

The poet’s real name is Mardónio da Câmara; Manuel Ribeiro is merely a pseudonym, but one that he adopted for all his literary works.

People mentioned

Mardónio da Câmara b. 1861

Places mentioned

Chronology

31 August 1861 The poet known as Manuel Ribeiro was born in Lisbon.
1903 Manuel Ribeiro published his verse booklet Flores Agrestes in Funchal.
1905 Manuel Ribeiro's Pyrilampos was published in Funchal.
1910 Manuel Ribeiro's Outomnaes was published in Funchal.
1913 Manuel Ribeiro's Poentes was published in Funchal.

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