Eça de Queirós: The Idiosyncrasies of a Young Blonde Woman

17 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Helena Carvalhão Buescu

The author and his time (historical, political, social and aesthetic contextualization).

Movie screening and discussion of Manoel de Oliveira's adaptation (2009) of the homonymous short story. 

The importance of narrative strategies (an opaque narration without a deep psychological analysis), the following or breaking with literary conventions (Romanticism VS Realism), the critique of Portuguese society (money and appearances, the rising bourgeoisie) and the connection with Portugal's colonial past in regards to the slave trade (from African colonies, namely from Cape Verde).