Scenes of Foz

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

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Word count: 310K 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.Scenas da Foz by Camilo Castelo BrancoAuthor: Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Mar 11, 2009

Editor's review

Scenas da Foz is a work by the nineteenth-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, belonging to his narrative writing set against the life of a seaside city. This ebook edition provided by Project Gutenberg preserves the original Portuguese, making it easy for readers to come directly into contact with nineteenth-century Portuguese literary language and narrative style. Camilo’s works often excel in emotional conflict, social customs, and the fate of characters, and this book also allows observation of the social landscape and literary tastes of Portugal‘s coastal regions at that time. For readers studying Portuguese literature, comparative literature, or foreign-language learning, this public-domain electronic text has the advantages of convenient access and low cost. When reading, note that the language is nineteenth-century Portuguese, with syntax and vocabulary differing from contemporary Portuguese; it is advisable to consult annotations or a translation for reference. As a public-domain ebook, it is better suited as teaching material, a research text, or advanced language reading, rather than leisure reading that seeks fast-paced plot.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Portuguese majors, for studying nineteenth-century Portuguese literary language
Comparative literature researchers, examining Portuguese seaside narrative and social customs
Readers familiar with Portuguese and fond of classical literature, as extended reading
Teaching staff needing public-domain electronic texts for classroom selected readings

Not a good fit for

Ordinary Chinese readers unfamiliar with Portuguese, for whom the reading threshold is relatively high
Leisure readers who prefer fast-paced contemporary fiction, who may find the narrative slow
Beginning readers needing modern annotations or introductions, as this electronic edition lacks supplementary materials

Reading tips

First learn about the life and creative background of Camilo Castelo Branco, then enter the text
Prepare a Portuguese dictionary or a parallel translation to handle difficult nineteenth-century vocabulary and syntax
Read in sections by chapter, and after each chapter sort out character relationships and scene transitions
Can combine with historical materials on Portuguese coastal cities to understand the work’s regional background

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It can be used as advanced reading material, but the text is nineteenth-century Portuguese, with vocabulary and syntax differing from contemporary usage; it is advisable to use it with a dictionary or teacher guidance after gaining some foundation.

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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.