| Abstrakt: |
The postmodern historical novel "The Broken Emerald" is the most multifaceted work by the Portuguese author Fernando Campos, which reveals the differences in the opinion of winners and losers of the Age of Exploration under the rule of King John II, presented to the reader by the viewpoint of Garcia de Resende, a court chronicler. Campos' work is a part of tetralogy, dedicated to the rise and fall of the Portuguese Empire. The article focuses on the emotions, evoked by the imaginary dialogue between the Renaissance chronicler Garcia de Resende and the spirit of the recently deceased monarch, which reveals the reasons for the decline of the Empire and the loss of the independence. The paper is concentrated on the narrator's subjective feelings and their gradual unfolding in the narrative, which help to construct a multidimensional and multi-sided rereading of a key period in Portuguese history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
