TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bell,Aubrey F.G.
TI  - Portuguese literature
AV  - PQ 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Portuguese literature -- History and criticism
N1  - Release date is 2025-02-20; The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press, 1922
N2  - "Portuguese Literature" by Aubrey F. G. Bell is a scholarly account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development and richness of Portuguese literature, spanning various epochs from its origins to contemporary times. Bell aims to highlight the contributions of notable authors and the broader cultural context that has shaped their works within Portuguese literary history.  The opening of "Portuguese Literature" provides insight into the significance of the 19th and 20th centuries for Portuguese literary heritage. The author reflects on how many important works and poets were previously forgotten, only to be rediscovered in recent years. He emphasizes the richness of indigenous poetry in the Iberian Peninsula and introduces the concept of "cossantes," a distinctive form of lyric poetry that showcases the unique artistic expression of early Portuguese poets, primarily found in historical poetry collections. Bell's initial discourse sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the diverse literary forms and influences that characterize Portuguese writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/portugueselitera00belluoft/page/n5/mode/2up
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75425
ER  -