Cousin Bazilio
| Cousin Bazilio (aka Dragon's Teeth) | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | José Maria de Eça de Queiroz |
| Original title | O Primo Basílio |
| Translator | Mary Jane Serrano, Roy Campbell, Margaret Jull Costa |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Publication date | 1878 |
| Published in English |
1889, 1953, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0837130891 |
O Primo Basílio ("Cousin Bazilio") is one of the highest regarded realist novels of the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. He worked in the Portuguese consular service, stationed at 53 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, from late 1874 until April 1879. The novel was written during this productive period in his career, appearing in 1878.
A bowdlerized translation of this book by Mary Jane Serrano under the title Dragon's Teeth: A Novel was published in the United States in 1889,[1] still available as a print-on-demand title.[2] More accurate translations have since been published, first in 1953 by the poet Roy Campbell[3] and then in 2003 by award-winning translator Margaret Jull Costa.[4]
[edit] TV and film adaptations
In 1988 the Brazilian company Rede Globo produced a television adaptation of O Primo Basílio in 35 episodes, starring the then rising star Giulia Gam and renowned actors Marcos Paulo and Tony Ramos. Although never rerun, this production contains some of the best dramatic moments delivered by the actors involved, especially the villainous Juliana, played by Marília Pêra.
In 2007, a movie adaptation simply titled Primo Basílio was produced and directed by Daniel Filho, with Fábio Assunção in the role of Basílio, and Débora Falabella and Reynaldo Gianecchini as Luísa, the young adulteress, and Jorge, her dedicated husband. The role of housekeeper Juliana is acted by Glória Pires. The movie's setting is São Paulo of the 1950s around the time of the construction of Brasília, instead of the book's 19th century Lisbon.
[edit] Notes
- ^ See Preface to 1889 translation.
- ^ ISBN 978-1143939426
- ^ ISBN 978-0856359675 (1992 reprint of 1953 trans.)
- ^ ISBN 978-1903517086
[edit] External links
- Free ebook of 1889 English translation
- Full text in Portuguese
- The 1988 TV series in the IMDb database
- The 2007 movie in the IMDb database
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