Cantos Sagrados

audiobook

Cantos Sagrados

by Manuel de Arriaga

PT·~2 hours·6 chapters

Chapters

6 total
1

MANOEL D'ARRIAGA - CANTOS SAGRADOS

0:08
2

DEDICATORIA

0:17
3

AO PUBLICO

5:32
4

LIVRO PRIMEIRO - DEUS E A ALMA

53:29
5

LIVRO SEGUNDO - ESPELHO DUPLO - O MUNDO E A CONSCIENCIA

22:50
6

NOTAS ELUCIDATIVAS - A DEDICATORIA

48:24

Description

A solemn yet intimate voice opens the volume, inviting listeners into a lifetime of verses gathered over three decades. The poet presents a tapestry of lyrical reflections—rural images, meditations on mortality, and yearning for an ideal of justice that bridges love and duty. Each piece feels like a quiet harvest, carefully tended and offered in the hope of nurturing a deeper communal spirit.

The collection moves beyond personal sentiment, probing the tension between religious tradition and emerging social consciousness. It calls for a renewed moral compass, urging humanity to unite across gender and belief, while echoing the grandeur of Portugal’s renaissance past. Listeners will hear the earnest plea for altruism and the conviction that poetry can serve a purpose as vital as any public creed, especially in an age where faith and reason seem divided.

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Language

pt

Duration

~2 hours (125K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Lisboa:
 Manoel Gomes, Editor
 Livreiro de Suas Magestades e Altezas
 70--Rua Garrett (Chiado)--72
 1899

Credits

Produced by Pedro Saborano. (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search)

Release date

2007-08-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Manuel de Arriaga

Manuel de Arriaga

1840–1917

A lawyer, writer, and leading republican voice, he became the first elected president of Portugal after the 1910 revolution ended the monarchy. His public life linked the Azores, Coimbra, and Lisbon at a turning point in Portuguese history.

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