31:
132:
Much of da Cunha's work had been neglected by literary historians. Some accounts of her life and works survived due to the work of Stella
Leonardos, who used her biography and literary contributions in her own poetry. The discovery of da Cunha's archival works had been prompted by the recent interest
89:
poet. Her works reflected the increasing socio-political participation of
Brazilian women through literary and journalistic production. da Cunha explored gender as well as imperial and national identities. She is also cited as a leading figure in the development of
185:. Due to her political position, she moved to Rio de Janeiro when the conflict broke out in 1835 and stayed there for ten years. During this time, she was able to establish a literary circle and cultivated close friendship with noted female poets such as
120:
She would later receive a pension due to her father's service to the crown. There were few records detailing her early life but some of da Cunha's works indicated that she obtained some form of formal education based on a poem she dedicated to
117:. Her parents were Maria de Paula e Cunha and Joaquim Francisco da Cunha Sa e Meneses, who was a monarchist military official. da Cunha lost her vision after she contracted smallpox when she was 20 months old.
160:
education, which was predominant during her time. Recurring themes included eulogy, passion, romance, and patriotism. Death and romance, for example, are prominent in the following excerpt of her work:
378:
148:. In 1994, Stella Leonardos published O romanceiro de Delfina, by the State Book Institute, a historical novel with the poet as its protagonist.
582:
125:
in 1826. An account cited that she was granted the pension because of this sonnet or a series of poems she dedicated to the emperor. Her book
688:
370:
342:
693:
546:
708:
506:
400:
321:
296:
246:
186:
638:
613:
455:
271:
698:
30:
678:
401:"DELFINA BENIGNA DA CUNHA – (1791-1857)- POESIA DOS BRASIS – RIO GRANDE DO SUL - www.antoniomiranda.com.br"
134:
629:
Mindlin, José E.; Mindlin, Guita; Antunes, Cristina; Nazarian, Elisa; Gonçalves, Rosana Andréa. (2005).
182:
683:
673:
574:
471:
110:
496:
236:
181:
or the
Ragamuffin Revolt of Rio Grande do Sul in her works. She was particularly critical of
426:
Poesias offerecidas ás senhoras rio-grandenses. Por sua patricia D. Delfina
Benigna da Cunha
703:
668:
8:
522:
238:
Redefining Latin
American Historical Fiction: The Impact of Feminism and Postcolonialism
523:"Brazilian Literature: Poetry | HLAS Vol. 62 Introductory Essay | Library of Congress"
156:
da Cunha's poetry often featured mythological elements and this was attributed to her
644:
634:
609:
502:
451:
317:
292:
267:
242:
122:
114:
91:
428:(in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Austral. pp. 120, 121.
178:
145:
662:
262:
Davies, Catherine; Davies, Catherine; Brewster, Claire; Owen, Hilary (2006).
648:
633:. São Paulo, SP, Brasil: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo. p. 12.
472:"Delfina Benigna da Cunha (1791-1857) – Mulher 500 Anos Atrás dos Panos"
86:
498:
Poderes, cidadania, trocas culturais e socioeconômicas no
Oitocentos
371:"AJEB-RS instala poeta gaúcha Delfina Benigna da Cunha como patrona"
631:
Highlights from the undisciplined library of Guita and José Mindlin
157:
450:(in Brazilian Portuguese). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. p. 213.
177:
da Cunha also wrote in defense of the monarchy and attacked the
97:
da Cunha, a blind poet, was a subject of Stella
Leonardos' work
203:
Poesias offerecidas as
Senhoras Rio-Grandenses por sua patricia
138:
628:
287:
Silva, Anazildo
Vasconcelos da; Ramalho, Christina (2007).
266:. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 210–211.
604:
Davies, Catherine; Brewster, Claire; Owen, Hilary (2006).
291:(in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora Garamond. p. 299.
289:
História da epopéia brasileira: teoria, crítica e percurso
129:
was the first ever publication printed in Rio Grande Sul.
261:
215:
Coleção de várias poesias (dedicada à imperatriz viúva).
495:
Ribeiro, Gladys Sabina; Carula, Karoline (2021-05-31).
99:
Romanceiro de Anita e
Garibaldi e Romaceiro de Delfina
606:
South American Independence: Gender, Politics, Text
501:(in Brazilian Portuguese). Alameda Casa Editorial.
264:
South American Independence: Gender, Politics, Text
603:
191:Carta de Leandro a Hero, e Carta de Hero a Leandra
660:
311:
494:
127:Poesias oferecidas às senhoras rio-grandenses
286:
234:
217:Rio de Janeiro: Tipografia Laemmert's, 1846.
205:. Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Austral, 1838.
608:. Liverpool University Press. p. 210.
448:República Rio-Grandense: realidade e utopia
209:Poesias oferecidas às senhoras brasileiras
29:
343:"Women and Independence in Latin America"
314:Books and Periodicals in Brazil 1768-1930
474:(in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 March 2018
547:"Delfina Benigna da Cunha | Escritoras"
109:da Cunha was born on June 17, 1791, in
661:
575:"Delfina Benigna da Cunha (1791-1857)"
445:
312:Suriani Da Silva, Ana Claudia (2014).
569:
567:
490:
488:
423:
689:19th-century Brazilian women writers
441:
439:
437:
435:
368:
364:
362:
337:
335:
333:
13:
597:
564:
485:
424:Cunha, Delfina Benigna da (1838).
187:Beatriz Francisca de Assis Brandão
144:da Cunha died on 13 April 1857 in
14:
720:
432:
359:
330:
316:. Oxon: Routledge. p. 184.
622:
585:from the original on 2018-04-22
539:
515:
464:
381:from the original on 2021-05-08
235:Weldt-Basson, H. (2013-06-05).
196:
694:19th-century Brazilian writers
551:www.escritoras-em-portugues.eu
417:
393:
305:
280:
255:
228:
1:
709:People from Rio Grande do Sul
221:
104:
7:
369:Diel, Vitor (May 7, 2021).
170:Apertou-me a mão no peito,
10:
725:
16:Brazilian poet (1791–1857)
405:www.antoniomiranda.com.br
173:E depois pôs-se a chorar.
151:
72:
64:
56:
48:
40:
28:
21:
83:Delfina Benigna da Cunha
35:Delfina Benigna da Cunha
23:Delfina Benigna da Cunha
446:Flores, Moacyr (2002).
167:Nem um só ai pode dar;
164:O meu bem na despedida
179:Farroupilha Revolution
175:
699:Brazilian women poets
189:, who wrote the poem
162:
679:Brazilian literature
347:www.nottingham.ac.uk
113:, a municipality in
135:feminist criticism
85:(1791–1857) was a
581:. 13 March 2018.
508:978-65-5966-028-5
323:978-1-909662-32-2
298:978-85-7617-125-6
248:978-1-137-34970-5
115:Rio Grande do Sul
111:São José do Norte
92:Gaucho literature
80:
79:
76:Gaucho literature
44:São José do Norte
716:
684:Brazilian poetry
653:
652:
626:
620:
619:
601:
595:
594:
592:
590:
571:
562:
561:
559:
558:
543:
537:
536:
534:
533:
519:
513:
512:
492:
483:
482:
480:
479:
468:
462:
461:
443:
430:
429:
421:
415:
414:
412:
411:
397:
391:
390:
388:
386:
366:
357:
356:
354:
353:
339:
328:
327:
309:
303:
302:
284:
278:
277:
259:
253:
252:
232:
33:
19:
18:
724:
723:
719:
718:
717:
715:
714:
713:
674:Brazilian poets
659:
658:
657:
656:
641:
627:
623:
616:
602:
598:
588:
586:
573:
572:
565:
556:
554:
553:(in Portuguese)
545:
544:
540:
531:
529:
521:
520:
516:
509:
493:
486:
477:
475:
470:
469:
465:
458:
444:
433:
422:
418:
409:
407:
399:
398:
394:
384:
382:
367:
360:
351:
349:
341:
340:
331:
324:
310:
306:
299:
285:
281:
274:
260:
256:
249:
233:
229:
224:
199:
183:Bento Gonçalves
154:
107:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
722:
712:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
655:
654:
639:
621:
614:
596:
563:
538:
527:lcweb2.loc.gov
514:
507:
484:
463:
456:
431:
416:
392:
358:
329:
322:
304:
297:
279:
272:
254:
247:
226:
225:
223:
220:
219:
218:
212:
206:
198:
195:
193:in her honor.
153:
150:
146:Rio de Janeiro
106:
103:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
52:Rio de Janeiro
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
721:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
666:
664:
650:
646:
642:
640:85-314-0901-2
636:
632:
625:
617:
615:1-84631-027-X
611:
607:
600:
589:September 30,
584:
580:
576:
570:
568:
552:
548:
542:
528:
524:
518:
510:
504:
500:
499:
491:
489:
473:
467:
459:
457:85-7430-310-0
453:
449:
442:
440:
438:
436:
427:
420:
406:
402:
396:
385:September 30,
380:
376:
375:Literature RS
372:
365:
363:
348:
344:
338:
336:
334:
325:
319:
315:
308:
300:
294:
290:
283:
275:
273:1-84631-027-X
269:
265:
258:
250:
244:
240:
239:
231:
227:
216:
213:
210:
207:
204:
201:
200:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
174:
171:
168:
165:
161:
159:
149:
147:
142:
140:
136:
130:
128:
124:
118:
116:
112:
102:
100:
95:
93:
88:
84:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
630:
624:
605:
599:
587:. Retrieved
578:
555:. Retrieved
550:
541:
530:. Retrieved
526:
517:
497:
476:. Retrieved
466:
447:
425:
419:
408:. Retrieved
404:
395:
383:. Retrieved
374:
350:. Retrieved
346:
313:
307:
288:
282:
263:
257:
241:. Springer.
237:
230:
214:
208:
202:
197:Publications
190:
176:
172:
169:
166:
163:
155:
143:
141:literature.
131:
126:
119:
108:
98:
96:
82:
81:
704:1857 deaths
669:1791 births
65:Nationality
663:Categories
557:2021-09-29
532:2021-09-29
478:2021-09-30
410:2021-11-05
352:2021-09-29
222:References
60:Portuguese
579:Mulher500
158:classical
105:Biography
87:Brazilian
68:Brazilian
649:72695956
583:Archived
379:Archived
57:Language
123:Pedro I
647:
637:
612:
505:
454:
320:
295:
270:
245:
211:(1838)
152:Poetry
139:Gaucho
73:Genre
645:OCLC
635:ISBN
610:ISBN
591:2021
503:ISBN
452:ISBN
387:2021
318:ISBN
293:ISBN
268:ISBN
243:ISBN
137:and
49:Died
41:Born
133:in
665::
643:.
577:.
566:^
549:.
525:.
487:^
434:^
403:.
377:.
373:.
361:^
345:.
332:^
101:.
94:.
651:.
618:.
593:.
560:.
535:.
511:.
481:.
460:.
413:.
389:.
355:.
326:.
301:.
276:.
251:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
