The Ascetic's Nights

Alberto PimentelProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 62K words
Chapters: 7

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.As Noites do Asceta by Alberto PimentelAuthor: Pimentel, Alberto, 1849-1925,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 7, 2009

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As Noites do Asceta is a literary work by the Portuguese author Alberto Pimentel (1849–1925), available in Project Gutenberg's free eBook library. It belongs to Portuguese-language literature and will appeal to readers interested in the Iberian literary tradition and in Portuguese fiction of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The title, "The Ascetic's Nights," itself suggests an atmosphere of contemplation, solitude, and spiritual struggle; as you read, pay attention to the narrative rhythm and the inner tension of the characters, and treat the book as a sample of Portuguese literary language and of the mood of its era. Because it is a public-domain eBook, it is easy to obtain and suits language learners as extensive reading material or researchers as a primary text. Note that the available information does not provide details of plot, length, or translations; readers would do well to browse the opening pages first to judge whether it meets their expectations. This is not a popular bestseller, and reading it requires some patience and openness to a foreign literary context.

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Self-learners interested in Portuguese-language literature and Iberian culture
Portuguese majors using it as extensive reading material in the original
Researchers studying late nineteenth-century Portuguese literature
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Readers who prefer fast-paced plots and strong conflict
Those with no knowledge of Portuguese who are unwilling to read with tools
Readers who need a Chinese translation to grasp the content quickly

Reading tips

Read the first two or three chapters to get a feel for the language and narrative rhythm before deciding on a pace.
Keep a Portuguese dictionary or translation tool at hand; mark unfamiliar words and look them up later.
Read alongside background on late nineteenth-century Portuguese society to understand the metaphor of "asceticism" in the title.
Write a two- or three-sentence summary after each reading session to help track characters and thematic threads.

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About the author

Alberto Pimentel Author · Portuguese · 1849–1925

Alberto Pimentel (1849–1925) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and literary historian, born in Porto and died in Cruz. He was a prolific author with nearly a hundred works, spanning poetry, fiction, drama, biography and political writing, and combining literary research with journalism. His research focused especially on the Portuguese novelist Camilo Castelo Branco, and his representative works include Uma visita ao primeiro romancista portuguez em S. Miguel de Seide. He also wrote Os Poetas do Minho, As Noites do Asceta, Historias de Reis e Principes, A ultima ceia do Doutor Fausto and O Romance da Rainha Mercedes, works that draw on historical anecdote, legend and observation of contemporary life, in a solid and vividly narrative style. The library holds 19 of his works.