The legal paradox in the work of Eça de Queiroz: thoughts on the novels “O crime do padre Amaro” and “O primo Basílio”

This paper searches for one possible way of understanding the Law based on the novels O crime do padre Amaro and O primo Basílio, by Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz. In both novels, the deaths of the female characters (Amélia and Luísa) are consequences of their lovers’ conducts (Amaro’s and Basíli...

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Main Author: Eduardo de Carvalho Rêgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rede Brasileira Direito e Literatura 2020-06-01
Series:Anamorphosis
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Online Access:http://rdl.org.br/seer/index.php/anamps/article/view/641