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- Abstract:
- Alexandre Herculano stated that Mouzinho da Silveira was a superior and even brilliant man for the reason that he was a verb; the incarnation of an idea, the personification of a great social fact. This great fact is what was called, in the interpretive framework inspired by the French Revolution, the abolition of “feudalism” in Portugal, a profound social change. However, the scope and consequences of the law of forais were unexpected and not the result of a project.
- Alexandre Herculano afirmou que Mouzinho da Silveira era um homem superior e até genial pelo facto de ser um verbo, a encarnação de uma ideia, a personificação de um grande facto social. Este grande facto foi o que se chamou, no quadro interpretativo inspirado na Revolução Francesa, a abolição do “feudalismo” em Portugal, uma grande mudança social. No entanto, o alcance e as consequências da lei de forais foram inesperados e não o resultado de um projeto.
Citation
Costa, Fernando Dores,
"Mouzinho da Silveira or the Unforeseen Revolution"
(2022).
e-Journal of Portuguese History.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/yrvm-qk67
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