The Scene of Hatred

José Sobral de Almada NegreirosProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.6

Word count: 11K words
Chapters: 2

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Scena do Odio by José de Almada NegreirosAuthor: Almada Negreiros, José de, 1893-1970,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Sep 16, 2007

Editor's review

A short play by the Portuguese modernist pioneer José de Almada Negreiros, part of early twentieth-century Portuguese avant-garde literary experiment. Written as drama, it is compact in language and concentrated in conflict, presenting hatred with features that blend Symbolism and Expressionism. As a public-domain e-book it preserves the original typographic appearance; its brevity makes it useful to researchers observing the early forms of Portuguese modernist dramatic language. Readers should note its period context and the conventions of the dramatic genre, and should not expect a plot-driven narrative. For readers interested in Iberian literature, modernist drama, or the Portuguese literary lineage, this text offers direct access to primary material.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars and students of Portuguese modernist literature and drama
Readers interested in avant-garde texts from the Iberian Peninsula
Portuguese-literature enthusiasts who want direct access to public-domain primary texts
Comparative-literature readers interested in experiments with the short play form

Not a good fit for

General readers seeking a complete plot and strong storytelling in drama
Beginners unfamiliar with Portuguese and without a translation
Readers expecting a long essay or systematic literary history

Reading tips

Learn about early-twentieth-century Portuguese modernism and the magazine Orpheu before starting.
Read it as drama, attending to dialogue rhythm and conflict structure rather than looking for narrative threads.
Read alongside contemporaneous European Expressionist short plays to compare theme and form.
It is short; read it in one sitting and take brief notes on points of linguistic experiment.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book a novel or a short play?

Judging by the title and genre, it is a short play, not a novel. It is brief and driven by dramatic dialogue and scene, so read it as a script rather than expecting a long narrative.

Can I read it without knowing Portuguese?

The original is in Portuguese; without reading ability in the language, you will need a translation or translation tools. As a public-domain e-book it includes no translation, so pair it with a reliable Portuguese literary translation or scholarly material.

Why recommend it to readers studying modernism?

Almada Negreiros was a major participant in Portuguese modernism, and this short play preserves the linguistic features of avant-garde dramatic experiment, making it primary material for observing the period's dramatic form and themes within a literary-historical context.

Comments

Find this book

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

José Sobral de Almada Negreiros Author · Portuguese · 1893–1970

José de Almada Negreiros (1893–1970) was a Portuguese painter, poet and writer, and a central figure of the Portuguese modernist movement. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he later became active in Lisbon's literary and artistic circles, co-founding the magazine Orpheus with Fernando Pessoa and Mário de Sá-Carneiro, thereby promoting Portuguese modernist literature and art. His work spans painting, poetry, fiction and manifestos, with representative titles including the Anti-Dantas Manifesto, A Scena do Odio, K4 O Quadrado Azul and A Engomadeira. His writings often draw on Lisbon's urban life, displaying bold linguistic experimentation, irony and avant-garde sensibility. The library holds eight of his works, covering fiction, manifestos and texts related to art exhibitions, which reflect his cross-disciplinary practice. Public information on the details of his life and education is limited.