Abstract This paper discusses the Portuguese romantic and Brazilian realist authors of importance in Dinis and Azevedo, en route to the 20th century poet, De Oliveira's neo-realism. The paper examines them in the light of an uncertain Portuguese society of great class divisions, a parochial Church, and debate concerning a possibly democratic public. It shows the important role of bourgeios authors in pulling together old aristocratic vs. vernacular letters.
From the Paper "Three Romantic, Realist and Contemporary Figures of Modern Portuguese Literature. Introduction This paper explores the romantic literary contributions of Julio Dinis in As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor, Aluisio Azevedo's O cortico, and the social and psychological romantic poetry of Carlos de Oliveira as found in Uma Abelha na Chuva. It is written by a student who speaks both Portuguese and English and is intended for an English reader, in order to provide an introduction to tendencies in modern Portuguese literature that may be little known. Effort has been made to situate works within the historical development of Portugal and Brazil, and with attention to the authors' backgrounds within two Portuguese-speaking cultures that were long very divided between its educated and uneducated classes."
