abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of time in the History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989), by José Saramago. To this end, based a reading of the novel, we turn to philosophical considerations - by Augustine, Kant, Nietzsche, Bergson, Cioran and Koselleck - about time and history. Thus, we intend to highlight and analyze the temporal strata of Saramago’s History based on the relationships between fiction and philosophy.
keywords:
Portuguese literature; José Saramago; History of the Siege of Lisbon; Time; Philosophy