Pessoa, fernando, 18881935, pessoa, fernando, 18881935 publisher. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Imagination, reality and the pleasure of masking and dreaming rodica grigore1 the portuguese writer fernando pessoa complicates the idea of fictionality, by underscoring the fact that the personality of soares the fictional author of the book of disquiet is neither his own nor com. 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. Message mensagem was the only book of verse in his own language that pessoa saw through the press in his lifetime. Common knowledge publisher series fernando pessoa gutenberg. Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the. As a summary of the work of the writer generally known as fernando pessoa, this autobiographical declaration poses some unusual problems. The heteronyms launch movements and write manifestos, and one of them attempts to break up pessoas only known. I search in myself for the sensations i feel before these falling threads of darkly luminous water that stand out from the grimy building facades. The journey was never completed as news of the stock market crash of 1929 arrived.
Fernando pessoa il libro dell inquietudine di bernardo soares frammento titolo originale. Fernando pessoa dedalus press links to poetry books. Fernando pessoa primary author only author division. Im sleeping while awake, standing by the window, leaning against it as against everything. May 30, 2002 fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. Again and again, in both poetry and prose, pessoa denied that he existed as any kind of distinctive individual. The english translations i offer after reading prof. The book of disquiet is a hodgepodge of different fragmentary ideas, and though there is some editorial freedom in such a concept, fernando pessoa did include some notes on which parts he wanted. 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.
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. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, paperback barnes. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. 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. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. 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. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Fernando pessoa il libro dell inquietudine youtube. Livro do desassossego traduzione di piero ceccucci e orietta abbati lettura di luigi maria. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled.
Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Dec 04, 2010 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. In the words of david butler in the books introduction, fernando pessoa wrote into being a heteronymic hall of mirrors from which the myriad image. Silence emerges from the sound of rain and spreads in a crescendo of gray monotony over the narrow street i contemplate. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Pessoas vocabulary is relatively simple and the beauty of his architecture of words is beyond description and definitely wellworth the effort.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was one of the major poets of the 20th century, one of the major names in portuguese writing, and one of the most enigmatic figures in world literature of any period. Fernando pessoa is currently considered a single author. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Fernando pessoa the writer university fernando pessoa. 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. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Fernando pessoa briefly met the greek poet constantine cavafy while travelling to new york via london. He moved to durban, south africa, as a child, becoming bilingual portuguese, english. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa june, 1888 november 30, 1935 was born in lisbon and is seen by many as the greatest modern portuguese author.
Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Future editors, as obsessed as they are with completionism, included more than the author intended sometimes depending on the version. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. Fernando pessoa gutenberg publisher series librarything. Mensagem message by fernando pessoa english version. Pessoa is the portuguese word for person, and there is nothing he less wanted to be. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face.
Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa, one of the most original poets of european modernism, was born in lisbon on the th june 1888. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. Most of pessoas prolific writings, only a single volume of which appeared in. In lisbon there are a few restaurants or eating houses located above decentlooking taverns, places with the heavy, domestic look of restaurants in towns far from any rail line. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric.
Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Abierta a las corrientes mas innovadoras, su poesia es sensual e intuitiva, magica y abstracta. Buy poems of fernando pessoa reprint by pessoa, fernando, honig, edwin isbn. Fernando pessoa in 2020 literary heroes, fernando pessoa. Harlands versions are intended as an extra incentive for students to read the originals which i have individually explained in portuguese. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms.
Fernando pessoa, one of the founders of modernism, was born in lisbon in 1888. This is explained in the documentary movie the night fernando pessoa met constantine cavafy. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, paperback. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. In 1905 he left for south africa with his mother and stepfather who had been appointed portuguese consul in durban. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. 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.
For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. 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 pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Also included is a generous selection from pessoa s masterpiece, the book of disquiet, freshly translated by richard zenith from newly discovered materials. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A selfdeprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of feelings and the humdrum reality of life, the book of disquiet is a classic of existentialist literature. This book provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. The selected prose of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa. Marco dias invited some curators to design extracts of the fernando pessoas book livro do desassossego. These curators called their representatives to develop a 50x70 cm. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. 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.
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