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Teodorico Raposo, the novel's anti-hero, is a master of deceit, one minute feigning devotion to his rich, pious aunt in order to inherit her money; the next, indulging in debauchery. Spurred on by the desire to please his aunt, and in order to get away from his unfaithful mistress,... Read Full Overview

Teodorico Raposo, the novel's anti-hero, is a master of deceit; one minute feigning devotion in front of his rich, pious aunt, in order to inherit her money, the next indulging in debauchery. Spurred on by the desire to please his aunt, and in order to get away from his unfaithful... Read Full Overview

E a de Queir s, cr tico perspicaz y extraordinario novelista, nos ofrece en una de sus obras m s memorables un divertido y mordaz fresco de la sociedad portuguesa de su tiempo. Con hiriente mordacidad y agudo sentido del humor, nos advierte de los excesos del catolicismo fundamentalista... Read Full Overview

Bem-vindo ao maravilhoso mundo de Ea de Queirs. Nesta edio clssica do seu romance A Relquia, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.A Relquia foi inicialmente publicado em 1887, no Porto. A sua epgrafe - "Sobre a nudez... Read Full Overview

The Relic is an irreverent fictional autobiography narrating the picaresque adventures of Teodorico, a Portuguese playboy determined to be the sole heir of his absurdly pious, sexually repressed, and tyrannical Auntie. Sent to the Holy Land, he returns with what he... Read Full Overview

The Relic tells the story of an orphaned young man, Teodorico Raposo, who is brought to Lisbon from a provincial town in Portugal to live with his aunt, a rigid, stern-and oftentimes-forbidding Catholic. Her devout circle of acquaintances is made up almost entirely of priests,... Read Full Overview

Le texte int gral pr sent est une collection de ballades m di vales anglaises, chacune offrant un aper u de la culture, des traditions et des pr occupations sociales de l' poque. Parmi les oeuvres, on trouve "Richard of Almaigne", une satire ancienne qui critique la noblesse... Read Full Overview

?rf?o, Teodorico Raposo faz de tudo para agradar sua tia beata, a milion?ria Dona Patroc?nio das Neves, que amea?a deixar aheran?a para a igreja. ? nesse jogo de adula??oque surge a rel?quia, pe?a que d? t?tulo ao livro de E?a de Queir?s. Com refer?ncias b?blicas e mitol?gicas,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

La Reliquia (1908) es una novela del escritor portugu�����s E�����a de Queiroz. La historia sigue a Teodoro, un joven devoto que hereda una reliquia sagrada de su abuela. Teodoro se convierte en un ferviente... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de E a de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edi o de A Rel quia, trazemos at si a melhor edi o esta admir vel pe a liter ria do final do s culo XIX e in cio do s culo XX. A Rel quia foi inicialmente... Read Full Overview

La Reliquia (1908) es una novela escrita por Eca de Queiroz. La historia sigue a Teodorico, un joven ambicioso que se convierte en el administrador de la casa de una viuda rica y devota llamada Br�����sia. Teodorico comienza a cortejar a su... Read Full Overview

""A Rel������quia"" ����� um romance escrito pelo autor portugu������s E�����a de Queiroz em 1887. A hist������ria... Read Full Overview