JOAO BAPTISTA GOMES
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊə͡ʊ bˈaptɪstə ɡˈə͡ʊmz], \dʒˈəʊəʊ bˈaptɪstə ɡˈəʊmz], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_əʊ b_ˈa_p_t_ɪ_s_t_ə ɡ_ˈəʊ_m_z]\
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A Portuguese dramatist; born in Oporto about 1775; died there (?), Dec. 20, 1803. He was a very poor boy, and entered a mercantile house when a young man; while thus employed, he wrote in his early twenties a tragedy, "The New Castro", on the love of Dom Pedro for Inez de Castro, which was staged in Lisbon about 1800 and was highly successful. It is rich in effective situations and stately periods, while its dialogue and action adhere to the standards of an almost perfect taste.
By Charles Dudley Warner
