Quincas Borba
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Quincas Borba is a novel by Brazilian writer Machado de Assis that satirically explores philosophy, madness, and social hypocrisy through the life of a peculiar philosopher and his legacy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Machado de Assis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
greed
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human nature ⓘ illusion and disillusionment ⓘ madness ⓘ philosophy ⓘ power and manipulation ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | a dog named Quincas Borba ⓘ |
| containsFictionalPhilosophy | Humanitism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
moral relativism
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relationship between sanity and insanity ⓘ social climbing ⓘ urban bourgeois society in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| fictionalPhilosophyName | Humanitism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of ideas
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philosophical fiction ⓘ realist novel ⓘ satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Philosopher or Dog? (in some translations)
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Quincas Borba (in some translations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInPortuguese | Quincas Borba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century Brazilian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of Machado de Assis’s mature style
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major work of Brazilian Realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cristiano Palha
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Quincas Borba (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubião NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Palha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
digressive
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ironic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| plotElement |
inheritance from a philosopher
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manipulation by a bourgeois couple ⓘ rise and fall of Rubião NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Rubião NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | Brazilian periodical press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Dom Casmurro
NERFINISHED
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Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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