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Cousin Bazilio: A Domestic Episode (Dedalus European Classics)
Cousin Bazilio A Domestic Episode - Dedalus European Classics Author:Eca De Queiroz A tale of bourgeois sexual folly and hypocrisy in nineteenth-century Lisbon. Eca describes a gallery of vivid characters: * Bazilio the suave villain * Jorge the smug, uxorious husband * Luiza the bored, silly wife * Juliana, the plain, desperate maid * Leopoldina, 'the Ever-Open Door' * the voluminous Dona Felicidade, and many m... more »ore. The book aroused a scandal for its frank descriptions of sex and desire. What still grips the reader is the author's acute portrayal of the constraints imposed on men and, especially, women.« less