Carlota Angela

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

3.6

Word count: 287K words
Chapters: 29

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.Carlota Angela 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 10, 2008

Editor's review

Carlota Angela is a novel by the nineteenth-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco and one of the representative works of Portuguese Romantic literature. With delicate strokes the author depicts emotional entanglements and the characters' fates; the narrative is strongly dramatic and sentimental while also reflecting the ethical views and class relations of Portuguese society at the time. This book is released free of charge as an electronic text by Project Gutenberg; the Portuguese original is clearly formatted and easy to search and excerpt, making it a suitable introductory read for those getting to know classics of Portuguese-language literature and also suitable for researchers comparing editions. When reading, it is advisable to understand the characters' choices in light of nineteenth-century Portuguese social context and to note the moral commentary the author embeds in the love narrative. As a public-domain e-book, readers may download it freely, but they must have Portuguese reading ability.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers with Portuguese reading ability who want to know Portuguese Romantic novels
Students and scholars studying nineteenth-century Portuguese literature and society
Readers who wish to obtain public-domain foreign literary originals free of charge

Not a good fit for

Readers who know no Portuguese at all and can only read Chinese translations
Readers who prefer fast-paced modern fiction and lack patience for classical sentimental narrative

Reading tips

First read the opening character introductions and chapter titles, sort out the main character relationships, then enter the main text
When encountering long passages of moral commentary, mark and skip them first, then return to them after finishing the book
Consult materials on nineteenth-century Portuguese historical background to understand the logic of the characters' behavior
Use the e-edition's search function to organize the chapters in which characters appear, for convenient review and citation

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What language foundation is needed to read this book?

This book is in the Portuguese original, a public-domain e-book from Project Gutenberg, with no Chinese translation attached. Readers need intermediate or higher Portuguese reading ability and the capacity to understand nineteenth-century literary style; those with weak Portuguese may first read an English translation or relevant Chinese introduction before attempting the original.

Why does the introduction repeatedly mention Project Gutenberg?

Because the introduction in this material is Project Gutenberg's platform introduction, not a synopsis of the novel. The book's electronic edition was released by Project Gutenberg on July 10, 2008; the platform was founded by Michael Hart in 1971 and specializes in providing free public-domain e-books, so the introduction focuses on platform information rather than the work's plot.

Is this book suitable for learning Portuguese?

It can serve as advanced reading material but is not suitable for beginners. Nineteenth-century Portuguese literary sentences are long and the diction is rather classical, which can easily frustrate beginners. It is advisable to use it as literary reading practice after acquiring a certain foundation, together with an annotated edition or a guide, focusing on appreciating the narrative language rather than looking up every word.

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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.