Iniciação Na Literatura Portuguesa

One of the most celebrated and widely disseminated authors in the history of Portuguese literature presents in this volume a work that, in a way, could be interpreted as a synthesis, but is simultaneously marked by difference and continuity. Far from being of interest only to literature students, *Iniciação na Literatura Portuguesa* (Introduction to Portuguese Literature) is an indispensable reference work for all those who wish to learn about the country's literary production, from its beginnings to the end of the 20th century. Between the study of the era of songbooks and a brief commentary on two novels by José Saramago, António José Saraiva naturally does not forget the great names of Fernão Lopes, Luís Vaz de Camões, António Vieira, or Fernando Pessoa, but neither does he ignore writers such as Jorge Ferreira de Vasconcelos, Filinto Elísio, José Anastácio da Cunha, or Teixeira de Queirós, unjustly forgotten over time.