Project Gutenberg 2005-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 265 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 (1882-11/12) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Farpas Produced by Cláudia Ribeiro, Larry Bergey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This work was produced from images generously made available by the Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, Portugal. "As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1882-11/12)" by Eça de Queirós and Ramalho Ortigão is a satirical journalistic work written during the late 19th century. This collection of essays provides a critical commentary on Portuguese society, focusing on politics, culture, and customs, particularly the role of the clergy and the absurdities of political and social life. The opening of the work sets a tone of sharp wit, using irony and humor to examine the relationship between the church and state, as well as the general state of moral and intellectual affairs in Portugal. Eça de Queirós and Ramalho Ortigão critique the practices of ecclesiastical authority and the absurdities underlying politically motivated religious gatherings. Through a vivid portrayal of clerical personalities and satirical incidents, the authors establish a critical analysis of contemporary society, hinting at the broader challenges of modernity. The authors invite readers to reflect on the implications of these observations within the realm of both personal and national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 35.0 (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 Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 137256 2025-08-06T09:10:16.457628 text/html 113008 2024-10-28T21:19:18 text/html 200888 2025-08-06T09:10:23.231578 application/epub+zip 201495 2025-08-06T09:10:20.187593 application/epub+zip 114665 2025-08-06T09:10:18.803554 application/epub+zip 551567 2025-08-06T09:10:25.226535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539959 2025-08-06T09:10:22.275547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208550 2022-09-07T15:34:18.407628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122435 2025-08-06T09:10:16.140551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102383 2024-10-28T21:19:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19350 2025-08-06T09:10:25.363510 application/rdf+xml 27933 2025-08-06T09:10:19.300563 image/jpeg 5090 2025-08-06T09:10:19.050572 image/jpeg 205844 2025-08-06T09:10:16.474607 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 pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia