Project Gutenberg 2005-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 100 Herculano, Alexandre 1810 1877 Herculano, Alejandro Carvalho e Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e De Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre Herculano Herculano, A. (Alexandre) Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 02 Reading ease score: 37.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Biblioteca Nacional Digital (http://bnd.bn.pt), Nuno Lopes (Projecto Enclave) and edited by Rita Farinha "Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 02" by Alexandre Herculano is a collection of public questions and historical reflections written in the late 19th century. The text serves as a passionate defense of cultural heritage and national identity, critiquing contemporary attitudes towards the preservation of historical monuments in Portugal. Herculano's eloquence emphasizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of the past against modern destruction. At the start of this installment, Herculano articulates his belief that literature and the press have a noble mission to defend reason, art, and national honor. He expresses frustration at the contemporary society that prioritizes superficial progress over valuable historical and artistic monuments. He presents a sentimental yet critical account of the ongoing destruction of Portugal's architectural heritage, calling for a collective responsibility to protect these relics of the past before they are lost forever. Herculano's prose reflects a deep-seated reverence for history, urging his contemporaries to recognize the significance of their cultural legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 435379 435229 2024-10-07T13:01:17.964724 2023-09-08T03:56:17.990781 text/html text/html 435372 435222 2024-10-07T13:01:18.227697 2023-09-08T03:56:18.148799 text/html text/html 249774 2024-10-07T13:01:26.722669 application/epub+zip 255342 2024-10-07T13:01:22.027686 application/epub+zip 232117 2024-10-07T13:01:20.402720 application/epub+zip 462551 2024-10-07T13:01:30.511628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440869 2024-10-07T13:01:25.763661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413085 2022-09-08T08:18:26.732428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417893 417794 2024-10-07T13:01:17.554707 2023-09-08T03:56:17.744801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 409353 2020-12-12T18:54:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160989 2020-12-12T18:54:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19300 2024-10-07T13:01:30.765625 application/rdf+xml 15698 2024-10-07T13:01:21.139707 image/jpeg 3634 2024-10-07T13:01:20.788693 image/jpeg 246757 2024-10-07T13:01:18.267705 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