Project Gutenberg 2008-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 59 Villa-Moura, Bento de Oliveira Cardoso, Visconde de 1877 1935 Villa-Moura, Visconde de Moura, Visconde de Vila Villa-Moura, Bento de Oliveira Cardoso e Castro, Visconde de Vila Moura, Visconde de Nova Sapho: Tragedia Extranha Reading ease score: 48.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Ricardo F. Diogo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Nova Sapho: Tragedia Extranha" by Visconde de Bento de Oliveira Cardoso Villa-Moura is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Maria Peregrina, a complex and introspective character grappling with her identity and societal constraints, as well as her deep-seated existential musings. The narrative unfolds through her interactions with friends and acquaintances, revealing a blend of personal struggles, artistic ambitions, and philosophical discussions. The opening of the work introduces readers to Maria Peregrina as she embarks on a journey through the Minho region. She is accompanied by a younger, simpler companion named Violet, and their relationship hints at a deeper, perhaps troubled bond. The detailed description of Maria's physical appearance and emotional state sets the tone for the novel, highlighting her struggles with health and societal expectations. Their conversations quickly reveal Maria's introspection and critique of social mores, particularly regarding the failures of medicine and the burdens of moral expectations. This initial exploration lays the groundwork for the story's themes of beauty, suffering, and the quest for artistic expression amid personal tumult. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 351980 351502 2024-10-11T09:46:43.578730 2023-09-11T12:04:38.956042 text/html text/html 379930 2008-08-20T10:42:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 136858 2008-08-20T10:42:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239749 2024-10-11T09:46:53.960673 application/epub+zip 243440 2024-10-11T09:46:47.522741 application/epub+zip 218569 2024-10-11T09:46:45.999734 application/epub+zip 484755 2024-10-11T09:46:58.099669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455202 2024-10-11T09:46:52.792792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343732 2022-09-12T09:09:38.604531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311840 311752 2024-10-11T09:46:42.131725 2023-09-11T12:04:37.713028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307473 2008-08-20T10:42:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124385 2008-08-20T10:42:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19963 2024-10-11T09:46:58.231635 application/rdf+xml 20327 2024-10-11T09:46:46.569731 image/jpeg 4936 2024-10-11T09:46:46.278724 image/jpeg 230761 2024-10-11T09:46:43.610924 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 pt.wikipedia