[BNP/E3, 145 – 64]
The novel a sign of decadence – cf. epoch of Fielding, Flaubert, and absence of it in contemporary Portuguese literature (novel of manners it seems) realist novel (of manners) implies low-fetched ideal life.
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Tradição e alma nacional[1]
[BNP/E3, 145 - 64]
O romance um sinal de decadência – cf. época de Fielding, Flaubert, e a ausência disso na literatura portuguesa contemporânea (romance de costumes, segundo parece) romance realista (de costumes) implica uma vida ideal rebuscada.
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Tradição e alma nacional
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