A Ilustre Casa de Ramires

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A Ilustre Casa de Ramires is a realist novel by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that satirically portrays the decadence of the rural aristocracy through the story of a young nobleman struggling with his family legacy.

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instanceOf novel
realist novel
satirical novel
author Eça de Queirós
countryOfOrigin Portugal
depicts Portuguese rural society
social and political stagnation
focusesOn a young nobleman struggling with his family legacy
genre realism
satire
hasCharacter Gonçalo Mendes Ramires
members of the Ramires family
literaryCanonStatus classic of Portuguese literature
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Portuguese realism
literaryStyle realist description
satirical tone
mainCharacter Gonçalo Mendes Ramires
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeTechnique frame narrative
irony
notableFor critique of aristocratic decadence
satirical portrayal of Portuguese provincial nobility
originalLanguage Portuguese
partOf Eça de Queirós bibliography
protagonistOccupation landed nobleman
setting rural Portugal
settingPeriod late 19th century
theme decadence of the rural aristocracy
family legacy
historical memory
national identity
social satire

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Eça de Queirós notableWork A Ilustre Casa de Ramires