Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

The Great War and Remembrance in José Leon Machado's Memória das Estrelas sem Brilho

2011; American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; Volume: 94; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

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Milton M. Azevedo,

Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies

This article analyzes Jose Leon Machado's novel, Memoria das Estrelas sem Brilho , as a multilayered historical novel in which a war story provides a background for comments on aspects of early twentieth-century Portuguese society, such as male bonding, religion, sexual mores, and social stratification.