Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 198 Herculano, Alexandre 1810 1877 Herculano, Alejandro Carvalho e Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e De Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre Herculano Herculano, A. (Alexandre) Lendas e Narrativas (Tomo I) Produced by João Miguel Neves and PG Distributed Proofreaders from images and OCR'd files of the National Digital Library project from the National Library of Portugal "Lendas e Narrativas (Tomo I)" by Alexandre Herculano is a collection of historical tales and narratives written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a significant exploration of Portuguese history and literary development, reflecting on both the cultural context of its time and the nascent romantic literature emerging in Portugal. The opening of this collection unfolds with a preface that discusses Herculano's intent behind the stories included. He writes about the challenges and triumphs of establishing a rich narrative tradition in Portugal, lamenting the earlier inadequacies of storytelling while recognizing their role as foundational milestones in Portuguese literature. Following the preface, the first tale, "O Alcaide de Santarém," introduces a dramatic setting during the period of Saracen rule in Spain, where tensions and intrigues among different characters, including an ambitious prince named Abdallah and a mysterious prophet, drive the narrative. Themes of fate, ambition, and the weight of historical legacy are vividly established, laying the groundwork for a deeper examination of human aspirations and the complexities of power throughout this foundational text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century PQ Text PT Contos Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 398795 2025-06-04T10:20:48.269147 text/html 398616 2025-01-12T17:40:06.226675 text/html 238177 2025-06-04T10:20:56.898063 application/epub+zip 244606 2025-06-04T10:20:51.840119 application/epub+zip 222326 2025-06-04T10:20:50.505125 application/epub+zip 417755 2025-06-04T10:21:00.719046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398090 2025-06-04T10:20:56.046119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365886 2022-09-05T05:00:32.075963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367689 2025-06-04T10:20:47.870123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362339 2021-01-02T07:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145744 2021-01-02T07:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18091 2025-06-04T10:21:00.861058 application/rdf+xml 12925 2025-06-04T10:20:51.057110 image/jpeg 3058 2025-06-04T10:20:50.778111 image/jpeg 239171 2025-06-04T10:20:48.309103 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