Project Gutenberg 2004-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 201 Queirós, Eça de 1845 1900 Queiroz, José Maria Eça de Queiroz, Eca de Queiros, Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, Eça de Queiroz, Jose Maria Eca de Queirós, José Maria Eça de Eça de Queirós, José María Ortigão, Ramalho 1836 1915 Ortigao, Jose Duarte Ramalho Ortigão, José Duarte Ramalho Duarte Ramalho Ortigão, José Ramalho Ortigão, José Duarte Ortigão, R. (Ramalho) As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1882-06/07) Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Farpas Produced by Cláudia Ribeiro, Larry Bergey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Page images were kindly contributed by Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa. "As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes" by Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão is a collection of literary and socio-political critiques written during the late 19th century. This work delves into the interconnected aspects of Portuguese identity, politics, religion, and art, highlighting the societal discontent and the complexities of national identity during a time of considerable political turbulence in Portugal. At the start of the narrative, the authors introduce the notion of Portugal as a society fragmented by individualistic egoism, questioning the essence of national identity. They discuss various facets of Portuguese life—including religion, politics, and moral standards—illustrating how these have devolved into divisions and chaos rather than unity. The opening portion reflects on the absence of a cohesive national idea, emphasizing the need for a collective consciousness to achieve genuine patriotism. The authors draw a stark contrast between the ideals they advocate and the ineffectual and corrupt nature of governance, particularly referencing historical figures like the Marquess of Pombal, who symbolizes the failures of political despotism. Through these critiques, a vivid picture of a nation grappling with its past and searching for direction unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 30.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Portugal -- Politics and government -- Periodicals Portugal -- Civilization -- Periodicals Portugal -- Social life and customs -- Periodicals AP DP Text PT Política e Sociedade Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 142474 2025-06-06T06:00:06.620835 text/html 136457 2020-12-18T08:53:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 169422 2025-06-06T06:00:13.714290 application/epub+zip 170089 2025-06-06T06:00:10.649343 application/epub+zip 115608 2025-06-06T06:00:09.282312 application/epub+zip 405275 2025-06-06T06:00:15.879302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393799 2025-06-06T06:00:12.869284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210507 2022-09-07T03:22:28.987640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127566 2023-10-06T10:02:28.635620 text/plain 19051 2025-06-06T06:00:16.025277 application/rdf+xml 27981 2025-06-06T06:00:09.852366 image/jpeg 5117 2025-06-06T06:00:09.562307 image/jpeg 171570 2025-06-06T06:00:06.635831 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia