On an ankle a sonnet bearing the imprimatur of the inquisitorgeneral and other people of distinction and decency i had a revelation not from high, but from below, when thy skirt awhile lifted betrayed such promise that i am not gifted. May 30, 2002 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. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. 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. Fernando pessoa texts and articles at wordsandquotes. He fondly remembers an office boy who collected travel brochures, but never. Mythologising the exiled self in james joyce and 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. Fernando pessoa 17 texts and articles of fernando pessoa at wordsandquotes. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Pessoa loved the minutiae of what we care to deem the ordinary life, and that love enriches and deepens his art. The selected prose of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself.
The statement is possible since pessoa, whose name means person in portuguese, had three alter egos who wrote in styles completely different from his own. There are flashes of sly humour, too, moments when the book of disquiet reads like an existential diary of. Fernando pessoa and aleister crowley brown university. Yves cartuyvels, brice chametiers et anne wyvekens dir. 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. The fragmentary, the incomplete is of the essence of pessoa s spirit.
Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Fernando pessoa definition of fernando pessoa by the free. Smashwords about fernado pessoa, author of 35 sonnets by. Fernando pessoa, born fernando antonio nogueira pessoa june, 1888 november 30, 1935, 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fernando pessoa english poetry fernando pessoa compra. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. The statement is possible since pessoa, whose more.
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Edwin honigs translations of spanish and portuguese poetry have been known to anyone who cares about either, since his work on lorca in the forties, and his selected poems of pessoa 1971 was a welcome step toward a longawaited larger colection. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. 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. Fernando pessoa synonyms, fernando pessoa pronunciation, fernando pessoa translation, english dictionary definition of fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. Oct 16, 2010 the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is perfect to dip into during sleepless nights, says sophia martelli. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon.