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Contos do Casmurro
Contos do Casmurro, coletânea de contos sobre o ciúme, conforme lista da crítica americana Helen Caldwell:
1. Três tesouros perdidos
2. O segredo de Augusta
3. A mulher de preto
4. A parasita azul
5. O relógio de ouro
6. Nem uma nem outra
7. Sem olhos
8. Papéis velhos
9. Troca de datas
10. A cartomante
1. Três tesouros perdidos
2. O segredo de Augusta
3. A mulher de preto
4. A parasita azul
5. O relógio de ouro
6. Nem uma nem outra
7. Sem olhos
8. Papéis velhos
9. Troca de datas
10. A cartomante
296 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2020
About the author
Machado de Assis
1,250 books2,645 followersJoaquim 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, playwright and short story writer. He is widely regarded as the most important writer of Brazilian literature.
Machado's works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th century and 20th century. José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, Susan Sontag and Harold Bloom are among his admirers and Bloom calls him "the supreme black literary artist to date."
Machado's works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th century and 20th century. José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, Susan Sontag and Harold Bloom are among his admirers and Bloom calls him "the supreme black literary artist to date."
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October 17, 2021
Meu primeiro contato com a literatura erudita foi na escola pública na periferia pelos meados de 2007/2008. Lembro de quando li "A Cartomante" de Machado de Assis, foi arrebatador, um conto tão pequeno mas com uma capacidade tão impressionante de delirar sobre seu final. Esse livro contém alguns contos de Machado que se articulam com as idéias que pavimenta a obra «Dom Casmurro».
Machado foi e sempre será eterno!
Machado foi e sempre será eterno!
October 1, 2022
Incrível como não tem um conto ruim
September 4, 2021
Machado de Assis published "Dom Casmurro" in 1899 and for six long decades Capitu was the most persecuted character in Brazilian literature. The "throws the stone" in Capitu was perpetuated by at least three generations of literary critics who were absolutely certain of the beautiful girl's betrayal with until she won a California defense lawyer. In 1952 Helen Caldwell completed the first English translation of Dom Casmurro and presented to her editor, Cecil Hemley, her disagreements about the interpretation given to the story of Bento Santiago and Capitu, which laid the foundation for the Brazilian literary dilemma: "After all, Capitu betrayed or did not betray?"
Caldwell (1960) in his "The Brazilian Othello of Machado de Assis" states that he cannot claim that there was betrayal, but one cannot refute that there was not. Machado was very careful to undermine all the evidence, he compares Bento to Iago and Othello and there is no way to contradict him, since at the end of the book all the main characters are dead. From the evidence it's not impossible that Capitu has betrayed, it's just not likely. Machado used the technique of narration by the jealous husband, which promotes a certain ambiguity that the narrator does not bother to clarify.
In 2020 "Dom Casmurro" turned 120 years old, that same year was also the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Caldwell's book. So @clubedeliteraturaclassica paid tribute to the two works. At the beginning of her book, Helen cites ten short stories by Machado de Assis in which jealousy is treated by the author, and these are the stories that make up this book. The book contains the first short story that Machado published, at the age of 19, and we see the author at all stages of his career, until maturity.
In "Contos do Casmurro", which came in the same box as the beautiful edition of "Dom Casmurro" by the CLC, we see jealousy in its various forms. The background material helps a lot and features over 300 notes. They are: 1Three lost treasures; 2The secret of Augusta; 3 The woman in black; 4 The blue parasite; 5 The gold watch; 6 Neither one nor the other; 7 No eyes; 8 Old papers; 9 Exchange of dates and; 10 The fortune teller.
@thereader2408
Caldwell (1960) in his "The Brazilian Othello of Machado de Assis" states that he cannot claim that there was betrayal, but one cannot refute that there was not. Machado was very careful to undermine all the evidence, he compares Bento to Iago and Othello and there is no way to contradict him, since at the end of the book all the main characters are dead. From the evidence it's not impossible that Capitu has betrayed, it's just not likely. Machado used the technique of narration by the jealous husband, which promotes a certain ambiguity that the narrator does not bother to clarify.
In 2020 "Dom Casmurro" turned 120 years old, that same year was also the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Caldwell's book. So @clubedeliteraturaclassica paid tribute to the two works. At the beginning of her book, Helen cites ten short stories by Machado de Assis in which jealousy is treated by the author, and these are the stories that make up this book. The book contains the first short story that Machado published, at the age of 19, and we see the author at all stages of his career, until maturity.
In "Contos do Casmurro", which came in the same box as the beautiful edition of "Dom Casmurro" by the CLC, we see jealousy in its various forms. The background material helps a lot and features over 300 notes. They are: 1Three lost treasures; 2The secret of Augusta; 3 The woman in black; 4 The blue parasite; 5 The gold watch; 6 Neither one nor the other; 7 No eyes; 8 Old papers; 9 Exchange of dates and; 10 The fortune teller.
@thereader2408
February 19, 2023
Esse livro é uma coletânea de contos escritos por Machado envolvendo ciúmes e as consequências e causas dele.
Eu estava louca para poder começar a leitura desse livros depois que terminei Dom Casmurro so pelo fato de ter o prazer de ler mais coisas do Machado.
E eu não fui decepcionada pelo oque eu li, principalmente porque mesmo todos os contos tendo o mesmo tema de ciúmes eles possuem historias diferente e personagem com personalidades próprias.
Eu não esperava nada menos do que a qualidade que eu já estava acostumada com da escrita do Machado, é uma escrita que da uma fluidez e rapidez do conto.
Eu não senti dificuldade com a escrita mas por já me acostumando com a leitura de livros mais antigos possa ser que foi algo meu.
Esses contos são muito bons e valem muito a leitura antes ou depois do livro de Dom Casmurro, mas eu considero que se você pegar essa edição e ir ler eles só depois vais ser mais prazeroso.
Eu estava louca para poder começar a leitura desse livros depois que terminei Dom Casmurro so pelo fato de ter o prazer de ler mais coisas do Machado.
E eu não fui decepcionada pelo oque eu li, principalmente porque mesmo todos os contos tendo o mesmo tema de ciúmes eles possuem historias diferente e personagem com personalidades próprias.
Eu não esperava nada menos do que a qualidade que eu já estava acostumada com da escrita do Machado, é uma escrita que da uma fluidez e rapidez do conto.
Eu não senti dificuldade com a escrita mas por já me acostumando com a leitura de livros mais antigos possa ser que foi algo meu.
Esses contos são muito bons e valem muito a leitura antes ou depois do livro de Dom Casmurro, mas eu considero que se você pegar essa edição e ir ler eles só depois vais ser mais prazeroso.
October 17, 2021
Traiu ou não traiu? Aqui provas do que Machado queria...
December 22, 2022
Nunca fui o maior fã de Machado, mas esses contos são de outro mundo. De todos os seletos tive algo pra refletir e pensar sobre, um trabalho de um gênio.
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