Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 161 Queirós, Eça de 1845 1900 Queiroz, José Maria Eça de Queiroz, Eca de Queiros, Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, Eça de Queiroz, Jose Maria Eca de Queirós, José Maria Eça de Eça de Queirós, José María Ortigão, Ramalho 1836 1915 Ortigao, Jose Duarte Ramalho Ortigão, José Duarte Ramalho Duarte Ramalho Ortigão, José Ramalho Ortigão, José Duarte Ortigão, R. (Ramalho) As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1873-01/02) Produced by Cláudia Ribeiro, Larry Bergey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, Portugal. "As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes" by Ramalho Ortigão and Eça de Queiroz is a critical political and literary commentary written in the early 19th century. The work presents a satirical take on Portuguese politics and society during a period of political instability, where issues such as government structure, societal values, and the public's relationship with authority are openly examined and critiqued. The opening of the text introduces a sharp critique of parliamentary discussions, likening the political discourse to the Egyptian ouroboros symbolizing stagnation. The authors highlight the triviality of issues debated in parliament, suggesting that the discussions often lead to no substantial outcomes, showcasing both the absurdity and hypocrisy present in the political arena. The tone is laced with irony and sarcasm, and the narrative swings between humorous observations and pointed critiques of the politicians' ineptitudes and the indifference of the populace towards political engagement. The writers vividly illustrate a society grappling with questions of governance, morality, and the true meaning of liberty amidst a backdrop of growing discontent and corruption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portugal -- Politics and government -- Periodicals Portugal -- Civilization -- Periodicals Portugal -- Social life and customs -- Periodicals AP DP Text PT Política e Sociedade Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Politics 137673 137703 2024-09-06T12:31:48.061692 2023-09-07T04:20:18.269762 text/html text/html 132275 2020-12-19T03:47:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 82151 2020-12-19T03:47:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161438 2024-09-06T12:31:53.625633 application/epub+zip 162372 2024-09-06T12:31:50.878647 application/epub+zip 113412 2024-09-06T12:31:49.817656 application/epub+zip 470147 2024-09-06T12:31:55.541664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458645 2024-09-06T12:31:52.860646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207802 2022-09-07T17:27:56.177350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123431 123233 2024-09-06T12:31:47.702668 2023-09-07T04:20:17.946763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121503 2020-12-19T03:47:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48658 2020-12-19T03:47:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21548 2024-09-06T12:31:55.683669 application/rdf+xml 27815 2024-09-06T12:31:50.165638 image/jpeg 5061 2024-09-06T12:31:49.987643 image/jpeg 169965 2024-09-06T12:31:48.078661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia