For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. Buy poems of fernando pessoa reprint by pessoa, fernando, honig, edwin isbn. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face. T he melancholy writer fernando pessoa, who died 75 years ago this week, was likely unaware of the effect he would have on portugal decades later. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. Astrology and natal chart of fernando pessoa, born on 1888. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. He also wrote in and translated from english and french.
Written over the course of fernando pessoa s life, it was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind by pessoa after his death in 1935. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher. The book of disquiet first came out in portugal in 1982. Now this fragmentary modernist masterpiece appears in a major new edition that unites margaret jull costas celebrated translation with previously missing texts, presented for the first time in. Odes by fernando pessoa discontinuous poems by poetry. Fernando pessoa was born in lisbon into a wellestablished middleclass family on june 1888. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Most of his poems whether written under his own name or his heteronyms were published in literary magazines. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. The big buildings of cities lock up the view, they hide the horizon, pulling our gaze far away.
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. 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. The critic harold bloom referred to him in the book the western canon as the most representative poet of the twentieth century, along with pablo neruda. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. 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. He cofounded of the literary journal orpheu and art journal athena and owned of the publishing houses empreza ibis and olisipo. Most of pessoa\\s writing was not published during his lifetime.
Written over the course of fernando pessoas life, the book of disquiet was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind after his death in 1935. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern ti. I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Full text of fernando pessoa as english reader and writer see other formats.
Pessoa spent the formative years of his youth in south africa and was educated in the local schools where he received a thorough grounding in. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. He returned to lisbon in 1905 and worked as a clerk in an importexport company until his death in 1935. Oscar wilde, fernando pessoa, and the art of lying. A prolific writer, ascribing his work to a variety of personas or heteronyms, pessoa published little in his lifetime and supported himself by working as a commercial translator.
His father died when he was five and two years later his mother married the portuguese consul in durban. In the cities life is smaller than here in my house on top of this hill. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. November 30, 1935 in the same city was a portuguese poet and writer. Most of pessoas prolific writings, only a single volume of which appeared in. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Pessoas greatest work took the form of 350 fragments shoved into an envelope found in a trunk after his. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Full text of fernando pessoa as english reader and writer. Fernando pessoa primary author only author division. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled.
He only published four compiled books of poems, three of which were in english and only one in portuguese. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Vii from my village i see as much of the universe as can be seen from the earth, and so my village is as large as any town, for i am the size of what i see and not the size of my height. This almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. The book of disquiet is one of the great literary works of the twentieth century. He grew up in durban, south africa, where his stepfather was portuguese. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet.
I want pessoa to be as great as the version zenith presents. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He is distinguished as the most momentous literary figure of the 20th century who played a major role in the development of. Fernando pessoa, one of the founders of modernism, was born in lisbon in 1888. 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. Fernando pessoa is currently considered a single author. His father died when pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mothers new husband, a consul, to durban, south africa, where pessoa attended an english school. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. P ortuguese poet fernando pessoa 18881935 was the most prominent modernist literary figure in 20th century portugal, where he was associated with avantgarde literary circles, magazines, and small press publications in his poetry, pessoa announced modernist themes. Assembled from notes and jottings left unpublished at the time.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. By fernando pessoa jstor and the poetry foundation are collaborating to digitize, preserve, and extend access to poetry. As a summary of the work of the writer generally known as fernando pessoa, this autobiographical declaration poses some unusual problems. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book of disquiet was found in fragments only after pessoas. He grew up in durban, south africa, where his stepfather was portuguese consul. Capa na floresta do alheamento plano by paulo pereira. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Fernando pessoa descreve o livro do desassossego, como sendo uma autobiografia faltando fatos. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. November 30, 1935 in the same city was a poet and writer. Critic harold bloom referred to him in the book the western canon as the most representative poet of the twentieth century, along with pablo neruda. 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.
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