As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes, (1877-08/09)

"As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes, (1877-08/09)" by Ramalho Ortigão and Eça de Queirós is a monthly publication first appearing in 1871. This satirical chronicle presents a biting caricature of Portuguese society, criticizing partisan journalism, the Catholic faith, women's social roles, and romantic literature. Born from censorship of the Casino Conferences, the publication represents an innovative form of journalism combining social commentary with literary criticism. The magazine offers vivid observations of daily Portuguese life—from markets to prisons—while exploring themes of cultural and political decay. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900
Editor Ortigão, Ramalho, 1836-1915
Title As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes, (1877-08/09)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Farpas
Credits Produced by Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, Portugal, Cláudia
Ribeiro, Larry Bergey and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 41.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Portuguese
LoC Class AP: General Works: Periodicals
LoC Class DP: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Spain, Portugal
Subject Portugal -- Politics and government -- Periodicals
Subject Portugal -- Civilization -- Periodicals
Subject Portugal -- Social life and customs -- Periodicals
Category Text
eBook-No. 16214
Release Date
Last Update Dec 11, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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