Virgília
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Virgília is a central female character in Machado de Assis’s novel "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas," known for her beauty, ambition, and complex romantic involvement with the narrator.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
mature married woman engaged in an affair
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youthful love interest of Brás Cubas ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adultery
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hypocrisy of bourgeois society ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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beautiful ⓘ emotionally complex ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ socially aspirational ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Machado de Assis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (1881 book edition)
NERFINISHED
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originally serialized in Brazilian press ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Brazilian literature
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realist novel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of Brás Cubas’s worldview ⓘ |
| hasLover | Brás Cubas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Portuguese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Brazilian Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Brás Cubas (posthumous narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
adulterous lover
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central character ⓘ love interest of Brás Cubas ⓘ |
| nationalLiteraryCanon | Brazilian canon ⓘ |
| readerPerception | often regarded as one of Machado de Assis’s most memorable female characters ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | married to Lobo Neves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipType | romantic affair with Brás Cubas ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Brás Cubas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialPosition | upper-class Brazilian society ⓘ |
| spouseInFiction | Lobo Neves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
social ambition in the Brazilian Empire
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tension between passion and social advancement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th-century Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
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