Recitation of VOW by Narcisa Amália (São João da Barra, RJ, 1852-1924, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)

A little bit about the woman author:

Texts and recitations of poems written by themselves or by others. In different languages, originals and translations. In addition, comments about poets from different parts of the world.

Um pouco da autora (A little bit about the author):

THE BOOK "NEBULAS"

(The book "Nebulas" was written by Narcissa when she was 20 years old. In the book, the “young and beautiful poet”, as defined by Machado de Assis, declaims poems of exaltation to nature, the country and memories of her childhood.

The book was published by the most famous Brazilian publisher at the time, Garnier, who sponsored all printing expenses. The publisher gave relevance to the book, according to Maria de Lourdes Eleutério, due to the unusual fact at the time of a woman publishing a book. As Maria de Lourdes Eleutério reports "for women in the Republic the dream of publishing a book was a distant project, female expression in this period remains limited to the private space" [8].

In 1873, Narcissa received the “golden lira” award for this work. In September 1874, Narcisa received the award from the Academic Youth of Rio de Janeiro, a golden feather handed over by the counselor Saldanha Marinho [3].

Synopsis
“Courageous, erudite, sensitive to humanitarian issues and linked to the female universe, Narcisa Amália wrote a single book, Nebulas. At the time of its publication, in 1872, by the mythical publisher Garnier, this work caused his talent to be celebrated by none other than Machado de Assis and also by the emperor D. Pedro II. In this co-edition of Gradiva Editorial with the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, the 44 original poems are gathered. Some lyrics, with intimate, feminine themes, and related to nature, others of a social nature, in favor of the abolition of slavery.)

(fonte/source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcisa_Am%C3%A1lia)