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absurdity and human folly
adventure through the Holy Land
anticlerical humor in fiction
antihero in European fiction
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biting social commentary
blasphemy and belief in literature
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character-driven satire
classic European satire
comic exploration of piety
comic subversion of holiness
critique of religious authority
critique of superstition and dogma
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existential comedy
exploration of guilt and faith
exploration of spiritual absurdity
faith versus skepticism
Fiction Classics
fictional autobiography tradition
historical satire and religious critique
hypocrisy and desire intertwined
imaginative retelling of Christian origins
inheritance and greed in literature
irony and spiritual parody
irreverent religious satire
literary critique of moral pretension
literary exploration of sin and salvation
literary scandal and wit
moral allegory disguised as comedy
moral corruption and redemption
moral hypocrisy exposed through humor
morality tale with humor
nineteenth century European novels
parody of faith and hypocrisy
parody of sainthood and sin
philosophical humor and irony
picaresque adventure story
pilgrimage and self-deception
Portuguese cultural identity in fiction
Portuguese Literature
Portuguese literature classics
religious parody in modernist literature
religious symbolism and irony
sacred and profane themes
sacred relics as symbols of greed
satire of organized religion
satirical fiction
secular humanism in literature
social satire and moral commentary
spiritual disillusionment narrative
vision and revelation in fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9781933227351
- Weight: 381g
- Dimensions: 145 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 2012
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Relic is an irreverent fictional autobiography narrating the picaresque adventures of Teodorico, a Portuguese playboy determined to be the sole heir of his absurdly pious, sexually repressed, and tyrannical Auntie. Sent to the Holy Land, he returns with what he presumes is the "relic of relics" in hopes of persuading Auntie to bequeath her vast fortune to him. While in Jerusalem, Teodorico has a vision in which he witnesses Christ's trial and crucifixion and the founding of Christianity-with a twist.
Jose Maria De Eca De Queiros (1845-1900), Portugal's foremost novelist of the nineteenth century, is the author of The Maias and The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes.
