Buy poems of fernando pessoa reprint by fernando pessoa, edwin honig isbn. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. On the face of it, a patriotic sequence steeped in sebastianismo, the poems offer much more than this, the kings and navigators of the portugals history standing as avatars of the poets self, their explorations and heroic deeds projections of the poets inner creative life. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the portuguese language. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Saggi sulla lingua by pessoa, fernando and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Fernando pessoa you dont make a photograph just with a camera. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He takes a simple gesture, a familiar place and transforms it magically into something more. Message mensagem was the only book of verse in his own language that pessoa saw through the press in his lifetime. Get book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature.
Although an encounter between jorge luis borges 18991986 and fernando pessoa 18881935 seems unlikely, the possibility is real enough. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Bernando soares, the eponymous author of the book of disquiet, a bookkeeper in lisbon, records his observations of everyday life as if we were walking through an art gallery. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u.
The grinding of chains, the little gallery with its orangecolored lamp. Fernando pessoa, 1888 1935 portuguese poet fernando pessoa was born in lisbon. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art.
Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. A bilingual companion to the book of disquiet, by fernando pessoa here. The latter was created when pessoa lived in durban, while search was created in 1906, when pessoa was a student at lisbons university, in search of his portuguese cultural identity, after his return from durban. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. Fernando pessoa 18881935, the portuguese poet, literary critic, and essayist, is one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Life pains me bit by bit, in sips, through interstices. Mario sacramento, fernando pessoa, poeta da hora absurda. A modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. Sineokov, who had drowned at just that spot in the city river. He did not call them all pseudonyms because he felt that some did not. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896.
He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Fernando pessoa 18881935 a poet who lived most his life in lisbon, portugal, and who died in obscurity there has in recent years gained international recognition as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Pessoas rapid prose, snatched in flight and restlessly suggestive, remains haunting, often startling, like the touch of a vibrating wire, elusive and persistent like the poetry. Now richard zenith has collected in a single volume all the major poetry of one of the most extraordinary poetic talents the century has produced microsoft networks. Pessoa died at the age of forty seven in the year 1935. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Fernando pessoas most popular book is the book of disquiet. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. New directions publishing the complete works of alberto.
He is one of the best known authors of the geracao dorpheu, and is usually considered their greatest poet, after fernando pessoa. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he created approximately seventyfive others. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Was 18 march 1914 the most extraordinary date in modern literature. This heteronym was created by fernando pessoa as an alter ego who inherited his role from alexander search and this one from charles robert anon. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. A modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. Books by pessoa, fernando sorted by popularity project gutenberg.
Books by pessoa, fernando sorted by popularity project. His father died when he was young and his mother married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa where they lived from 1896 to 1951. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Fernando pessoa nas letras, tampouco isso ocorreu com um texto teorico. What followed was a collection of some of fernando pessoas greatest poems, grouped under the titles the keeper of sheep, the shepherd in love, and uncollected poems. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile.
Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. All this is printed in very small type in a book whose binding is already coming apart. He only published four compiled books of poems, three of which were in english and only one in portuguese.
Jul 01, 2015 although an encounter between jorge luis borges 18991986 and fernando pessoa 18881935 seems unlikely, the possibility is real enough. The washington post book world has written that fernando pessoa was portugals greatest writer of the twentieth century though some critics would even leave off that last qualifying phrase and one of the most appealing european modernists, equal in command and range to his contemporaries rilke and mandelstam. Topics pessoa, fernando, 18881935 publisher lisboa contraponto collection robarts. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoas. During this time, pessoa became fluent in english and was educated in cape town and lisbon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The complete works of alberto caeiro new directions publishing. He is distinguished as the most momentous literary figure of the 20th century who played a major role in the development of modernism in his country.
Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. During the nineteentwenties, pessoa set the book aside, turning his attention to poetry and indulging a lifelong fascination with occultism and astrology. Pancracio, um pseudonimo seu, publicava charadas em numeros subsequentes. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Mistica e angustia em fernando pessoa mystique and anguish in the work of fernando pessoa doi. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance.
It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern ti. Books dont change the world, people change the world, books only change people. But no, shes abstract, is a bird, of sound in the air of air soaring, and her soul sings unencumbered, because the songs what makes her sing. Review alessandro rodrigues rocha 2012 horizonte 10 25. Book of disquiet reveals a reclusive authors soul author fernando pessoa may have been a loner who lived most of his life in a single room in. Dec 25, 2009 book of disquiet reveals a reclusive authors soul author fernando pessoa may have been a loner who lived most of his life in a single room in lisbon, portugal.
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