A deftly satirical masterpiece about a man and a country caught in a violent clash between sanity and madness Policarpo Quaresma—fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary—is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland. Yet somehow each of his ventures results in ridicule and disaster. Quixotic and hapless, Quaresma’s dreams will eventually be his undoing. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma

Literature & Fiction

Barreto, Lima

Dramas & Plays

Penguin Classics

In a criticism of Brazil's militaristic turn-of-the-century Republic, Barreto tells the story of Policarpo Quaresma, a fanatically-patriotic Major with unusual ideas about what Brazil should be--a tupi-guarani-speaking country with an agriculture-based economy. During the Squadron revolt against the Floriano government, Major Quaresma at first supports the government, but then become disallusioned with it after prisioners in his care are ordered slaughtered.

O Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition)

Contemporary

Luso-Brazilian Books

Esta edición crítica de la novela de Lima Barreto tiene como texto de base aquélla publicada en 1915. Carmem Lúcia Negreiros de Figueiredo, Antonio Hovaiss, coordinadores, y un grupo de especialistas, presentan un estudio de la historia de esta novela de folletín, sus variantes en las posteriores ediciones, su recepción crítica y su importancia en la literatura popular brasileña. Los ensayos que aparecen en la presente edición además de esta novela, abordan también otras obras del autor.

Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma (Archivos, 30) (Spanish Edition)

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