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Frederick Noronha

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May 7, 2023, 5:00:41 AM5/7/23
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THE COUNTRY OF SURIA  The collected work of Paulino Dias: published during his lifetime and posthumously  https://youtu.be/I-ReYmDgFkA

This edition by Duarte Drumond Braga recovers the work and presents the Goan author Paulino Dias, a reader of Junqueiro, Byron and Hugo, as a great poet of idealist romanticism.

O País do Súria incorporates Indian mythology as a theme of the literary culture of Portuguese India, at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The work of Paulino Dias had an uncertain destiny, but the present edition published by Alameda Editorial is a novelty in Brazil.

Paulino Dias is an important Portuguese-speaking poet from Goa and one of the central authors of its canon, still in the process of being identified by critics, as it is a literature until recently ignored, despite its rich source of works. There is no better way to disseminate this literature than this: to offer the Portuguese-speaking reader an edition of the work of a significant writer (and essayist), recovering him from oblivion.

The book was entitled O País de Súria: the collected works of Paulino Dias, inspired by a note that Duarte Drumond Braga found on the back cover of Revista da Índia. The main point worth noting is that the author's creative output proved to be quite extensive, this being a compilation of his writing.

It is certainly a model work for those who seek to edit and study the corpus of Goan writing in the  Portuguese language.

About the author: Francisco Xavier Paulino Dias was a prominent Goan poet, whose literary works are the most beautiful expression of the intersection and integration of Indian and European cultures. The poet was a regular contributor to several newspapers and magazines, such as the monthly magazine A Clínica Moderna and, in collaboration with Adolfo Costa, he directed the Revista da Índia.

See the video link of last week's launch here: https://youtu.be/I-ReYmDgFkA
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May 7, 2023, 6:03:39 PM5/7/23
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What a lot of people forget or do not know is that Paulino Dias was a respected physician and a graduate of Escola Médica. He also played the flute beautifully. Truly a Renaissance man,
John M. de Figueiredo 

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Carlos Peres da Costa

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May 7, 2023, 8:45:47 PM5/7/23
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That was an interesting information Prof. Dr. João Manoel.  I tried to access the YouTube but the audio recording was horrible.  Besides Paulino Dias' literary works , did he spend some time in Brazil ?   Did he practice medicine in Brazil ?  What speciality  ?   One more shortcoming, as I have not been able to get a copy or an electronic version of Médicos formados pela Escola Médico Cirúrgica de Goa  do not know which year he graduated.
                                                              Carlos Peres da Costa


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May 8, 2023, 4:29:41 AM5/8/23
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Prof Figueiredo raises an important point. Of course, beyond that, there has been an almost complete memory loss or total amnesia about Goan writers who worked in the Portuguese language especially.
Dr Carlos, yes, the audio is tough to follow in parts (possibly as it was a recording of an online event). Below are some short and partial recordings of mine. Must say, I don't know the quality of the audio of these too. Only s/he who records knows how many things can go wrong. Anyway:

O PAÍS DE SÚRIA :: Goa launch (May 2023)

PS: Duarte Braga is a member of this list, and you can forward your queries to him: duarte...@gmail.com Geographically not far from you, I guess, in the tiny country of Brasil :-)

Duarte Braga

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May 8, 2023, 5:26:59 AM5/8/23
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Dear all, I am currently living in Lisbon.
As I could gather, PD was also a doctor, pharmacist (he was the owner of a pharmacy in Corte do Oiteiro) painter and a musician, although I didnt have info on the instrument he played.
No relation between PD and Brazil that I know of, besides the fact this book is published in Brazil



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V M

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May 8, 2023, 5:56:27 AM5/8/23
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Dear Duarte,

You have done an amazing + invaluable work of retrieval with Paulino Dias's ouevre. Kudos, and thank you! 

Warm regards,

VM

P.S. do any of his paintings (or images of them) survive? 

Duarte Braga

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May 8, 2023, 5:58:31 AM5/8/23
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I have found none! But I do refer to some titles of the lost ones in my book

V M

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May 8, 2023, 6:05:24 AM5/8/23
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Very good. Thank you. 🙏🏾

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May 8, 2023, 8:55:22 AM5/8/23
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For those interested in this topic, Dr (Fr) Eufemiano Miranda's book on Goan writing in Portuguese (attached). FN
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JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO

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May 8, 2023, 8:55:47 PM5/8/23
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Dear Carlos and others,
Please address me as John or Joao Manuel. No need to address me as Prof. Dr.
Most of the data on Paulino Dias have already been reviewed here. In reply to your question:
Paulino Dias was born in 1874 and died in 1919 (died at age 45). He was a physician gradudated from Escola Medica in 1897.
He taught at Escola Normal, Instituto Comercial, and Liceu Nacional Afonso de Albuquerque. He was a great poet and flute player. I believe he was a  family physician.
Propercia Correia Afonso de Figueiredo had organized small group literary sessions that included Paulino Dias, Ramachondra Xencora Naique (boh Professors at that School) and Baki Borcar, a graduate of that School (I do not know if he also taught at Escola Normal), among others.
For those of you who may not know: Escola Normal Massano de Amorim trained future teachers of primary schools (kindergarten and elementary).
In the Portuguese medical education system, physicians were expected to be scholars and humanists, not just "technicians" or writers of prescriptions. This is probaby the reason why Escola Medica, that belonged to that system, produced so many writers. A very short list to which many other names could be added: Francisco Luiz Gomes (died at the age of 40), Floriano Barreto (died at the age of 26), Wolfango da Silva, Antonio Colaco, etc. 
All Goans all over the world should be proud of their accomplishments. We received a brilliant culture from our ancestors. We should be proud of our intellectual inheritance..
Warm regards,
John M de Figueiredo

Duarte Braga

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May 9, 2023, 2:59:50 AM5/9/23
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Dear João Manuel, 
Thank you for sharing this info. I did not have access to the names of his colleagues and some of the dates you mention. 

lourdes fatima bravodacosta

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May 9, 2023, 8:26:00 AM5/9/23
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Dear João Manuel, Carlos, Duarte and friends,


As already mentioned in this chain Paulino was also a Farmaceutico of the
Escola Medica. He had a pharmacy in his house on Corte de Oiteiro. Duarte's
cover of the book. As a farmaceutico he prepared a number of medicines,
apart from the regular poções that all the pharmacies and some doctors of
the time prepared for the patients.
In advertisements in the newspaper O Comércio of 1909, he promotes his own
Vinocarnis. ‘Take the Great medicine ideal for anyone to recover energy.
Wine of Meat of Dr. Paulino Dias.’
With warm regards,
Maria de Lourdes


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Dear João Manuel, Thank you for sharing this info. I did not have access to
the names of his colleagues and some of the dates you mention. 
A terça, 9/05/2023, 1:55 AM, JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO
escreveu:

Dear Carlos and others,Please address me as John or Joao Manuel. No
need to address me as Prof. Dr.Most of the data on Paulino Dias have already
been reviewed here. In reply to your question:Paulino Dias was born in 1874
and died in 1919 (died at age 45). He was a physician gradudated from Escola
Medica in 1897.He taught at Escola Normal, Instituto Comercial, and Liceu
Nacional Afonso de Albuquerque. He was a great poet and flute player. I
believe he was a  family physician.Propercia Correia Afonso de Figueiredo
had organized small group literary sessions that included Paulino Dias,
Ramachondra Xencora Naique (boh Professors at that School) and Baki Borcar,
a graduate of that School (I do not know if he also taught at Escola
Normal), among others.For those of you who may not know: Escola Normal
Massano de Amorim trained future teachers of primary schools (kindergarten
and elementary).In the Portuguese medical education system, physicians were
expected to be scholars and humanists, not just "technicians" or writers of
prescriptions. This is probaby the reason why Escola Medica, that belonged
to that system, produced so many writers. A very short list to which many
other names could be added: Francisco Luiz Gomes (died at the age of 40),
Floriano Barreto (died at the age of 26), Wolfango da Silva, Antonio Colaco,
etc. All Goans all over the world should be proud of their accomplishments.
We received a brilliant culture from our ancestors. We should be proud of
our intellectual inheritance..Warm regards,John M de Figueiredo






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That was an interesting information Prof. Dr. João Manoel. 
I tried to access the YouTube but the audio recording was horrible.  Besides
Paulino Dias' literary works , did he spend some time in Brazil ?   Did he
practice medicine in Brazil ?  What speciality  ?   One more shortcoming, as
I have not been able to get a copy or an electronic version of Médicos
formados pela Escola Médico Cirúrgica de Goa  do not know which year he
graduated.                                                             
Carlos Peres da CostaJohn de Figueiredo escreveu
no dia domingo, 7/05/2023 à(s) 19:03:What a lot of people forget or do not
know is that Paulino Dias was a respected physician and a graduate of Escola
Médica. He also played the flute beautifully. Truly a Renaissance man,John
M. de Figueiredo Sent from my iPhoneOn May 7, 2023, at 5:00 AM, Frederick
Noronha wrote:https://youtu.be/I-
ReYmDgFkATHE COUNTRY OF SURIA  The collected work of Paulino Dias: published
during his lifetime and posthumously  https://youtu.be/I-ReYmDgFkAThis
edition by Duarte Drumond Braga recovers the work and presents the Goan
author Paulino Dias, a reader of Junqueiro, Byron and Hugo, as a great poet
of idealist romanticism. O País do Súria incorporates Indian mythology as a
theme of the literary culture of Portuguese India, at the turn of the 19th
to the 20th century.

The work of Paulino Dias had an uncertain destiny, but the present edition
published by Alameda Editorial is a novelty in Brazil.Paulino Dias is an
important Portuguese-speaking poet from Goa and one of the central authors
of its canon, still in the process of being identified by critics, as it is
a literature until recently ignored, despite its rich source of works.

There is no better way to disseminate this literature than this: to offer
the Portuguese-speaking reader an edition of the work of a significant
writer (and essayist), recovering him from oblivion.The book was entitled O
País de Súria: the collected works of Paulino Dias, inspired by a note that
Duarte Drumond Braga found on the back cover of Revista da Índia. The main
point worth noting is that the author's creative output proved to be quite
extensive, this being a compilation of his writing. It is certainly a model
work for those who seek to edit and study the corpus of Goan writing in the 
Portuguese language.

About the author: Francisco Xavier Paulino Dias was a prominent Goan poet,
whose literary works are the most beautiful expression of the intersection
and integration of Indian and European cultures. The poet was a regular
contributor to several newspapers and magazines, such as the monthly
magazine A Clínica Moderna and, in collaboration with Adolfo Costa, he
directed the Revista da Índia.See the video link of last week's launch here:
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