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| Original Title: | A Cidade e as Serras |
| ISBN: | 9725681266 (ISBN13: 9789725681268) |
| Edition Language: | Portuguese |
| Characters: | Jacinto, José Fernandes, Jacinto Galião, Cintinho, Grilo, Joaninha |
Eça de Queirós
Paperback | Pages: 247 pages Rating: 3.74 | 5161 Users | 161 Reviews
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Biblioteca Ulisseia de Autores Portugueses #5 José Maria de Eça de Queiroz (Póvoa de Varzim, 25 de novembro de 1845 — Neuilly-sur-Seine, 16 de agosto de 1900), escritor e ensaísta, foi um dos nomes mais importantes da literatura portuguesa. De nome completo José Maria de Eça de Queirós nasceu a Novembro de 1845, numa casa na Praça do Almada, em Póvoa de Varzim. O seu pai, José Maria de Almeida de Teixeira de Queirós, nascido no Brasil e vindo para Portugal com um ano de idade, provinha de uma família de magistrados perseguidos pelos seus ideais liberais que defendiam uma doutrina constitucional. Eça foi internado no Colégio da Lapa, no Porto, de onde saiu em 1861, com dezasseis anos, para a Universidade de Coimbra, onde estudou Direito. Num ambiente boémio da cidade universitária de Coimbra estes jovens reuniam-se para trocar ideias, livros e formas para renovar a vida política e cultural portuguesa, que estava a viver uma autêntica revolução social com a introdução dos novos meios de transportes ferroviários que traziam, todos os dias, novidades do centro da Europa, influenciando esta geração para novas ideologias e valores. Foi nesse grupo que Eça conheceu os futuros escritores e poetas, Teófilo Braga, Ramalho Ortigão, Guerra Junqueiro, Guilherme de Azevedo, Oliveira Martins, entre outros; mas sobretudo, foi aí que travou amizade com Antero de Quental, um jovem carismático a quem os membros do grupo chamavam de líder e que incentivou os restantes a seguir e a difundir as então recentes correntes ideológicas e literárias europeias: o Positivismo, o Socialismo e o Realismo-Naturalismo. Notabilizou-se pela originalidade e riqueza do seu estilo e linguagem, nomeadamente pelo realismo descritivo e pela crítica social constantes nos seus romances mas, tal como o crítico literário, Jacinto Prado Coelho disse: "foi mais analista social do que psicólogo; ironizou Portugal porque muito o amava e o queria melhor."
Particularize Regarding Books A Cidade e as Serras
| Title | : | A Cidade e as Serras |
| Author | : | Eça de Queirós |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 247 pages |
| Published | : | 1992 by Verbo (first published 1901) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. European Literature. Portuguese Literature. Cultural. Portugal |
Rating Regarding Books A Cidade e as Serras
Ratings: 3.74 From 5161 Users | 161 ReviewsJudgment Regarding Books A Cidade e as Serras
Abandoned at 31%.Eça is a great writer, and you should read Cousin Bazilio: A Domestic Episode, The Maias or, my favorite, The Crime of Father Amaro. I don't care if you have to forage the land for old editions, learn Portuguese or make a pact with the devil: if you are serious about getting acquainted with books worth reading, Eça de Queirós is a name you can't ignore .Of course, that doesn't mean I'd love every single thing he wrote. A Cidade e as Serras is an incomplete work, sold like it wasIt was thanks to Henry's excellent review on this book that I recently purchased it. It was the "Library with the 30,000 books" and all of "the gadgets" that Jacinto had, that enticed me.I was so taken with this book that I made notes galore and started typing the review. There were so many excellent quotations that stayed in my mind. Consequently, after typing several pages as I was "in full flight", I decided to cut it down considerably and so this is the result. I believe, and hope, it gets
Born in Paris wealthy, brilliant Jacinto leaves for the countryside of Portugal with his compatriot, the narrator of this lovely book an exploration of the virtues of country versus city life. "man's moral freedom ended in the City: each morning it imposed on him a new need, and each new need impelled him further into dependency: poor and subaltern, he found his life had become a round of begging, flattering, cringeing, fawning and making do; when it came to a wealthy, superior man like
The narrator Zé Fernandes intends to demonstrate to the reader the thesis according to which life in the field is superior to urban life. To prove it relates to the trajectory of her friend, Jacinto. Heir of great fortune obtained through the farm of agricultural properties of Portugal, Jacinto was born in Paris and loved the city. According to him, the French capital was the perfect example of civilization, the only space in which the human being could be fully happy. He even created a formula,
I honestly don't think I would have liked this even if I was reading it because I wanted to.
Let me begin by saying that I read this book in the original Portuguese version and I pity the translators since the kind of writing seems a bit complex (it is not a Saramago though). I actually bought The City and the Mountains (in the original A Cidade e as Serras) on the country house that inspired this book. I quite recommend the visit if you are exploring the Douro Region of Portugal. I believe there are hourly guided tours and you can meet a living relative of Eça de Queirós (granddaughter
I'm surprised there aren't more reviews for this book. It is absolutely fantastic. Charming is a word to describe it. It had many funny moments, such as a mishap with a dumb waiter and the loss of luggage on the train to Portugal. Both Paris and Tormes are like characters in the book. The first part describes life in Paris and the city and the second part describes Tormes and the country. Jacinto, the main character, may be a bit flamboyant for some, but I found him hysterical, and Fernandes,
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