Abstract
Criticism tends to divide the work of Eça de Queirós into three phases. The last two phases, which correspond to the realistic production - which includes works such as O Crime do Padre Amaro (1875) and O Primo Basílio (1878) - and the so-called "last Eça" production - which includes works such as A Ilustre Casa de Ramires (1900) and A Cidade e as Serras (1901) - have received the attenti…