FERNANDO CATROGA nasceu em Abrantes, a 30 de Julho de 1945. É licenciado em Filosofia (1974) e doutorado (1998) e agregado (1997) em História Moderna e Contemporânea pela Faculdade de Letras da Univer…
Homer (Greek: Όμηρος born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer …
The Prince, book of Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian political theorist, in 1513 describes an indifferent ruler to moral considerations with determination to achieve and to maintain power.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, often known as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho, (June 21, 1839, Rio de Janeiro—September 29, 1908, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, pl…
Luís Vaz de Camões (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʃ vaʃ dɨ kaˈmõȷ̃ʃ]; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens; c. 1524 – June 10, 1580) is considered Portugal's, and the Portuguese language's, great…
Oriundo de uma pequena aldeia da Beira Interior, era o mais velho dos sete filhos de Abílio de Faria, capitão de Infantaria, e de Maria de Jesus Lourenço. Mudou-se para a Guarda em 1932, e ingressou n…
