O Regicida

Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.7

Word count: 315K words
Chapters: 32

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.O Regicida by Camilo Castelo BrancoAuthor: Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 9, 2008

Editor's review

O Regicida is a historical novel by the nineteenth-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, built around a regicide in Portuguese history. Camilo treats historical material with intense Romantic technique, with finely drawn psychological portraiture and a plot tinged with suspense and tragedy, interwoven with scrutiny of aristocratic society and human desire. This is a public-domain Portuguese-language ebook, suitable as original-language reading for understanding Portuguese literature and the historical novel. Readers can attend both to narrative pacing and characterization and to how the author interweaves historical fact with literary imagination. Because the language barrier is high, it suits readers with some Portuguese and an interest in Iberian literature or historical subjects, best read alongside historical background material to grasp the chain of events and the period ideas in the text.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers with some Portuguese who want to read original Lusophone literature
Learners interested in Portuguese history and historical fiction
Literature specialists studying nineteenth-century Romanticism and Camilo's work
Advanced language learners seeking to expand Portuguese vocabulary and long-sentence reading through original texts

Not a good fit for

General readers with no Portuguese who can read only Chinese or English
Readers seeking light entertainment and less interested in historical tragedy or suspense
Readers who prefer fast-paced modern fiction and struggle with nineteenth-century literary style

Reading tips

Look up the relevant Portuguese historical background before starting to reduce comprehension obstacles.
Proceed chapter by chapter and keep track of character relationships to follow the complex plot.
For long sentences, identify the main clause first, then the modifiers; consult a Portuguese dictionary for close reading when needed.
After finishing, review how the author handles fact and fiction and write your own reading notes.

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FAQ

What language level is needed to read this book?

The book is in original Portuguese; intermediate or higher reading ability is recommended. Beginners will find nineteenth-century literary language difficult, so they might first build experience with bilingual editions or simplified versions before attempting the original.

Can I understand it without knowing Portuguese history?

You can read it, but depth of understanding will suffer. The novel revolves around a regicide; knowing the historical background and political climate of the period helps grasp character motives and plot direction, so reading with concise historical materials is advised.

Is this a paper book or an ebook?

According to the information, it is a free public-domain ebook released by Project Gutenberg. The electronic text is available through its platform; layout and format depend on the version provided there.

Is it suitable for learning Portuguese?

It can serve as advanced reading material, but not for beginners. The book contains many literary long sentences and historical vocabulary; use it after mastering basic grammar, focusing on plot comprehension and secondarily on accumulating expressions.

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About the author

Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890 Author

Camilo Castelo Branco (1825–1890) was a Portuguese novelist whose works number 47 in this collection, showing how prolific he was. His representative works include Amor de Perdição: Memorias d'uma familia, Amor de Salvação, A espada de Alexandre, Salve, Rei!, and A Morgadinha de Val-D'Amores.Entre a Flauta e a Viola. Judging from these titles, his writing centers on themes such as love, religious salvation, history and kingship, and social manners, spanning novels, miscellaneous reflections, and narrative prose. His tone is sentimental and dramatic, and he excels at portraying emotional conflict and the twists of fate. Because public information is limited, details of his life, nationality, and common classification cannot be confirmed, and no existing introduction is available; even so, the scale and thematic range of the works in this collection indicate his standing in Portuguese literature and merit readers' attention to the works themselves.