Suicida

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

3.8

Word count: 33K words
Chapters: 4

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.Suicida by Camilo Castelo BrancoAuthor: Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890,Language: Portuguese, Class: CT: History: Biography, Release Date: Jan 17, 2008

Editor's review

Suicida is a work by the nineteenth-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, released free of charge as an eBook through Project Gutenberg, part of the public-domain literary resources the project has long maintained. Camilo was a major novelist of the later Portuguese Romantic period, and his works are marked by intense emotional conflict, socially marginal figures, and tragic fate; this work likewise carries his signature narrative tension and lyrical tone. Note that the book is in the original Portuguese and that the Project Gutenberg edition is a free electronic text, suited as original-language reading material for language learners or as a textual access point for researchers, rather than an annotated scholarly edition. Readers should situate character motivation within nineteenth-century Portuguese society and literary context; print formatting and annotations must be supplied by the reader.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Intermediate and advanced learners of Portuguese who wish to practice reading with literary originals
Readers studying Portuguese Romantic literature and Camilo's works
University teachers and students who need a free public-domain electronic text for courses or reference
Literature enthusiasts interested in nineteenth-century Portuguese society and emotional narrative

Not a good fit for

General readers without Portuguese reading ability who expect a Chinese translation
Rigorous researchers who need detailed annotations, introductions, or scholarly critical editions
Readers who prefer light, upbeat subjects and have low tolerance for tragic narrative

Reading tips

First learn about Camilo's late Romantic context before entering the text, to better grasp the emotional logic of the characters
Portuguese learners can read a chapter through for plot, then close-read paragraph by paragraph, noting vocabulary and sentence patterns
Read alongside sources on nineteenth-century Portuguese social history to understand the work's ethical and class context
When reading the electronic text, build your own character relationships and chapter notes to fill the information gap left by an unannotated edition

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Is this book a Chinese translation?

No. According to the Project Gutenberg catalog information, the book's language is Portuguese; it is the original-language electronic text of the work and contains no Chinese translation. Chinese readers who wish to read it need some Portuguese ability or should look for a translation to compare.

What are the features of the Project Gutenberg edition?

Project Gutenberg provides free public-domain eBooks, and this book is one of the electronic texts it has released. Its advantages are easy access and zero cost; its shortcomings are that it usually contains no modern annotations, introduction, or textual notes, and the formatting is plain. It suits reading rather than scholarly citation.

What level of Portuguese is needed to read it?

The work dates from the nineteenth century, and its syntax and vocabulary carry period features, so intermediate-to-advanced Portuguese reading ability is recommended. Beginners can start with a plot summary or bilingual materials and gradually move to the original, so as not to be stopped by dense vocabulary and long sentences.

Should I learn about the author before reading?

A brief acquaintance is worthwhile. Camilo Castelo Branco was a major nineteenth-century Portuguese novelist whose works mostly focus on emotional conflict and human fate. Knowing this background helps in understanding the book's narrative style and emotional register, but there is no need to master all biographical details in advance.

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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.