Project Gutenberg 2007-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 34 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 08 1ª edição Lisboa: Tavares Cardoso & Irmão--Editores 5, Largo de Camões, 6 Typ. a vapor da Empreza Litteraria e Typographica 178, rua de D. Pedro, 184--Porto 1901 Reading ease score: 35.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Diogo Mena Reis and Rita Farinha (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal) "Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 08" by Alexandre Herculano is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. The collection addresses significant social issues of the time, including debates on capital punishment and the role of the press in society. Herculano's work combines deep philosophical reflections with political commentary, revealing his dedication to issues of public instruction and civic responsibility. The opening of this volume begins with a foreword that highlights the context of Herculano's writings amid tense political changes in Portugal during the 1830s. It introduces his articles on critical topics like the death penalty and the press, emphasizing his stance against capital punishment and advocating for responsible journalism. Herculano critiques the notion of the death penalty as a social absurdity and stresses the importance of education and awareness in fostering a more just society. As he begins to explore these themes, readers can sense his passionate commitment to societal reform and enlightenment in the face of political tumult. (This is an automatically generated summary.) This ebook uses a spelling from the beginning of the 20th century pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 413264 413265 2024-10-09T11:36:37.035537 2023-09-10T03:49:40.058957 text/html text/html 413257 413258 2024-10-09T11:36:37.304539 2023-09-10T03:49:40.212958 text/html text/html 236949 2024-10-09T11:36:45.532505 application/epub+zip 241759 2024-10-09T11:36:40.805553 application/epub+zip 217950 2024-10-09T11:36:39.514534 application/epub+zip 453494 2024-10-09T11:36:49.305472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426434 2024-10-09T11:36:44.719506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399034 2022-09-10T08:43:25.329463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389350 389378 2024-10-09T11:36:36.663545 2023-09-10T03:49:39.802967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380676 2007-06-06T06:59:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145972 2007-06-06T06:59:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19706 2024-10-09T11:36:49.438464 application/rdf+xml 15740 2024-10-09T11:36:40.067511 image/jpeg 3629 2024-10-09T11:36:39.788528 image/jpeg 234059 2024-10-09T11:36:37.343669 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