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100 1 _aAlmeida Garrett, João Batista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Visconde de,
_d1799-1854
245 1 2 _aO retrato de Venus e estudos de historia litterária
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-11-26
508 _aRita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).)
520 _a"O Retrato de Venus e Estudos de História Litterária" by Almeida Garrett is a poetic work likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love and beauty through its eponymous character, Venus, and presents reflections on the nature of artistic creation as well as critiques of literature and painting from various historical contexts. At the start of the work, Garrett provides a prefatory note confessing his reluctance to offer justifications for his writing, declaring that the quality of the work should speak for itself. Here, he introduces the poem's first canto, invoking Nature as the essence of existence and beauty. The canto describes the enchanting attributes of Venus and the tumultuous influences of love, setting a lyrical tone as the narrative contemplates the interplay between divine beauty and human experience. Through rich imagery and classical references, the opening immerses readers in a vibrant exploration of creative passion and artistic endeavor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPortugal: Ernesto Chardron, 1884
653 _aPainting -- History
653 _aPortuguese poetry -- History and criticism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69423
999 _c110211
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