Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, visconde (viscount) de Almeida Garrett
Quizzes
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
Read Next
poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.
Britannica’s Book Bingo
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch
9 American Countercultural Books
Discover
Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Joao-Baptista-da-Silva-Leitao-de-Almeida-Garrett-visconde-de-Almeida-Garrett
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born February 4, 1799 • Porto • Portugal
Died December 9, 1854 (aged 55) • Lisbon • Portugal
Notable Works “Folhas Caídas” • “Voyage to My Land”
Movement / Style Romanticism

Photos

Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, visconde (viscount) de Almeida Garrett
See All Images →
Félix-Antoine Savard
Canadian author
Bernardo Guimarães
Brazilian author
Aleksandr Pushkin
Aleksandr Pushkin
Russian author
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
French writer
Vigny, lithograph by Antoine Maurin, 1832
Alfred-Victor, count de Vigny
French author
Théophile Gautier
French author
Alessandro Manzoni, oil painting by Francesco Hayez; in the Brera Gallery, Milan.
Alessandro Manzoni
Italian author
José de Espronceda y Delgado
Spanish poet
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, detail of a portrait by Federico de Madrazo, 1857.
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Cuban Spanish playwright
José Régio
Portuguese author and critic
Dinis, detail of a watercolour by Alfredo Roque Gameiro, 19th century
Júlio Dinis
Portuguese author
H.D.
H.D.
American poet
Hébert, Anne
Anne Hébert
Canadian poet and novelist
Drachmann
Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann
Danish author
James Crerar Reaney
Canadian writer
Thomas Blackburn
British poet
Manuel dos Santos Lima
Angolan author
Portrait of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British poet and critic
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
English poet
Lermontov, Mikhail
Mikhail Lermontov
Russian writer

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry