Eça de Queiroz: obras completas

by Eça de Queirós, Eça de Queiroz

Considerados os dois maiores escritores em língua portuguesa do século XIX, Eça de Queiroz notabilizou-se pela originalidade e riqueza do seu estilo e linguagem, o realismo descritivo; e pela crítica social constantes nos seus romances.
Neste Box reunimos toda sua obra incluindo as obras primas "O crime do Padre Amaro", "O primo Basílio" e "Os Maias".
Obras
O mistério da estrada de Sintra
O crime do Padre Amaro
A tragédia da rua das flores
O Primo Basílio
O Mandarim
A relíquia
Os Maias
Uma campanha alegre
A correspondência de Fradique Mendes
A ilustre casa de Ramires
A cidade e as serras
Contos
Prosas Bárbaras
Cartas de Inglaterra
Ecos de Paris
Bilhetes de Paris
Cartas familiares de Paris
Notas contemporâneas
Últimas páginas
A Capital
Alves & Companhia
O conde de Abranhos
O Egito
Cartas inéditas de Fradique Mendes e mais páginas esquecidas

7004 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2020

About the author

José Maria Eça de Queirós was a novelist committed to social reform who introduced naturalism and realism to Portugal. He is often considered to be the greatest Portuguese novelist, certainly the leading 19th-century Portuguese novelist whose fame was international. The son of a prominent magistrate, Eça de Queiroz spent his early years with relatives and was sent to boarding school at the age of five. After receiving his degree in law in 1866 from the University of Coimbra, where he read widely French, he settled in Lisbon. There his father, who had since married Eça de Queiroz' mother, made up for past neglect by helping the young man make a start in the legal profession. Eça de Queiroz' real interest lay in literature, however, and soon his short stories - ironic, fantastic, macabre, and often gratuitously shocking - and essays on a wide variety of subjects began to appear in the "Gazeta de Portugal". By 1871 he had become closely associated with a group of rebellious Portuguese intellectuals committed to social and artistic reform and known as the Generation of '70. Eça de Queiroz gave one of a series of lectures sponsored by the group in which he denounced contemporary Portuguese literature as unoriginal and hypocritical. He served as consul, first in Havana (1872-74), then in England, UK - in Newcastle upon Tyne (1874-79) and in Bristol (1879-88). During this time he wrote the novels for which he is best remembered, attempting to bring about social reform in Portugal through literature by exposing what he held to be the evils and the absurdities of the traditional order. His first novel, "O crime do Padre Amaro" (1875; "The Sin of Father Amaro", 1962), describes the destructive effects of celibacy on a priest of weak character and the dangers of fanaticism in a provincial Portuguese town. A biting satire on the romantic ideal of passion and its tragic consequences appears in his next novel, "O Primo Basílio" (1878; "Cousin Bazilio", 1953). Caustic satire characterizes the novel that is generally considered Eça de Queiroz' masterpiece, "Os Maias (1888; "The Maias", 1965), a detailed depiction of upper middle-class and aristocratic Portuguese society. His last novels are sentimental, unlike his earlier work. "A Cidade e as Serras" (1901; "The City and the Mountains", 1955) extols the beauty of the Portuguese countryside and the joys of rural life. Eça de Queiroz was appointed consul in Paris in 1888, where he served until his death. Of his posthumously published works, "Contos" (1902) is a collection of short stories, and "Últimas Páginas" (1912) includes saints' legends. Translations of his works persisted into the second half of the 20th century.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211055/bio

Reviews

[João · Rating 5 out of 5]

Todos os romances e contos! Que viagem de leitura épica!
Adorei e recomendo!

[Celso Rennó Lima · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ler Eça de Queiroz nos leva para outra dimensão da vida. Seu estilo e suas histórias são fascinantes. Valeu muito passar por aqui.