Project Gutenberg 2007-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 245 Quental, Antero de 1842 1891 Tarquinio de Quental, Anthero Tarquino do Quental, Anthero Quental, Anthero de De Quental, Antero Braga, Teófilo 1843 1924 Braga, Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Fernandes Braga, Joaquim Theophilo Braga, Joaquim Theophilo Fernandes Braga, Theophilo Raios de extincta luz poesias ineditas (1859-1863) Raios de extinta luz poesias inéditas (1859-1863) Lisboa: M. Gomes, Livreiro-Editor 70, Rua Garrett, 72 1892 Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "Raios de extincta luz" by Antero de Quental is a collection of unpublished poems written during the early to mid-19th century. The work encompasses a variety of themes, notably reflecting the poet's early romantic and spiritual ideals, before he transitioned into a more revolutionary style in later years. It serves as a posthumous tribute to Quental, showcasing his initial artistic phase and offering insights into his life's emotional complexities. The opening of the collection introduces the poet's background, emphasizing the importance of his early, lesser-known works from 1859 to 1863, which were previously disregarded or destroyed in a fit of artistic re-evaluation. The introduction, written by Theophilo Braga, explains that this compilation was made possible through the fortunate preservation of various manuscripts by a friend of Quental. It highlights the poignant interplay between light and darkness in Quental's life and art, reminiscent of the struggles and transformations he faced before succumbing to despair. The poems themselves, imbued with introspection and longing, resonate with universal themes of love, freedom, and existential questioning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) This ebook uses 19th century spelling Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pt Poetry PQ Text PT Poesia Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 204778 2025-06-09T03:52:49.521596 text/html 204599 2025-01-09T03:52:23.174157 text/html 149682 2025-06-09T03:52:59.892528 application/epub+zip 149941 2025-06-09T03:52:53.661560 application/epub+zip 133394 2025-06-09T03:52:51.922598 application/epub+zip 319856 2025-06-09T03:53:04.210493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265978 2025-06-09T03:52:58.025533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253947 2022-09-10T04:39:52.602529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158022 2025-06-09T03:52:49.080576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155355 2021-01-01T22:08:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63427 2021-01-01T22:08:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19540 2025-06-09T03:53:04.380492 application/rdf+xml 13067 2025-06-09T03:52:52.550624 image/jpeg 3243 2025-06-09T03:52:52.205541 image/jpeg 144229 2025-06-09T03:52:49.539557 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 en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia