The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa this almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers consoling hymns to modest dreams. Oscar wilde, walter pater e matthew arnold, lidos por. The first publication of the book was in 1982, nearly fifty years after pessoas death. Sonnets 1918, english poems 1922 and mensagem 1934. Pessoa was as much a creator of personas as he was of poetry, prose, and criticism. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa.
The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoa s greatest literary achievement. The statement is possible since pessoa, whose name means person in portuguese, had three alter egos who wrote in. 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. Fernando pessoa as english reader and writer university. The book of disquiet is funny, lifeaffirming, and, of course, desperately sad. Pessoas first book antinous appeared in 1918 and was followed by two other collection of poems, all written in english. He moved to durban, south africa, as a child, becoming bilingual portuguese, english. Fernando pessoa was one of the most powerful figures of the portuguese literary world who significantly contributed to portuguese literature of the 20 th century. Fernando pessoa, aleister crowley, yorke collection, national library of portugal archive 3, pessoa magick collection, correspondence, edouard roditi abstract the documents concerning the relationship between fernando pessoa and aleister crowley preserved in the yorke collection at the warburg institute london have been known for.
A fan page dedicated to all things fernando pessoa one of the twentieth centurys greatest literary talents. Fernando pessoa fernando pessoa, writers, poets, writer. He fondly remembers an office boy who collected travel brochures, but never. Be the first to ask a question about english poetry. 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.
He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. The book of disquiet penguin classics fernando pessoa, richard zenith. Fernando pessoa as english reader and writer university of. Portuguese literary and cultural studies 28 fernando pessoa as english. Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the free. Jul 01, 2015 although an encounter between jorge luis borges 18991986 and fernando pessoa 18881935 seems unlikely, the possibility is real enough. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. The fragmentary, the incomplete is of the essence of pessoas spirit.
My page is not intended as a source on fernando pessoa or mensagem for english speakers. Um dos mais conhecidos, importantes escritor modernista e poeta da lingua brasileira. As it now stands, the largest collection of pessoas posthumous english poems written under his own name96 of them, in factwas published in portugal, by. Mensagem e um livro do poeta portugues fernando pessoa, publicado ainda em vida. Inclui mensagem, cancioneiro, a poesia inedita e mais edicao definitiva portuguese edition sep 27, 2015. Browse fernando pessoa s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Fernando pessoa, born fernando antonio nogueira pessoa pso. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read english. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. 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. In 1933 he published his first book in portuguese, the prizewinning mensagem, which at the time did not attract much attention. His father had died of tuberculosis the previous year.
An autobiography or diary containing exquisite melancholy observations, aphorisms, and ruminations, this classic work grapples with all the eternal questions. Fernando pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator, one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets of all time. A newly published english translation, by margaret jull. Mensagem message by fernando pessoa english version. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, paperback barnes. 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.
A hora do diabo audiobook written by fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa as english reader and writer provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. The incomplete english poems of fernando pessoa cary stough pessoa, fernando 2000. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics english edition ebook. 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. Merwin fernando pessoa is the least known of the masters of the twentiethcentury poetry. I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura i sound and clash inside myself. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Portugals most original poet of modern times, fernando pessoa 18881935. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Fernando pessoa portuguese author love his poetry, which i read in english of course.
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. 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. Every man who deserves to be famous knows it is not worth the trouble. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. Pessoa s vocabulary is relatively simple and the beauty of his architecture of words is beyond description and definitely wellworth the effort. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. 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. He did not call them all pseudonyms because he felt that some did not. Fernando pessoa, heteronymism, heteronymous poems, english translation. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. He was a poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher.
Pessoa attended an english school in durban, where he lived with his. As it now stands, the largest collection of pessoa s posthumous english poems written under his own name96 of them, in factwas published in portugal, by. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. The main characters of this poetry, fiction story are bernardo soares.
Pessoas use of heteronyms, literary alter egos, who support and criticize each others works was also unconventional. Aug 27, 2016 poem hunter all poems of by fernando pessoa poems. Fernando pessoa audio books, best sellers, author bio. With pessoas digitized private library online, the importance of english to pessoa has become indisputable, particularly in his formative years. Several of his collections have been published posthumously and translated in spanish, french, english, german, swedish, finnish, and other languages. During may and june in 1924, borges, a few months shy of his twentyfifth birthday, visited for six weeks with his parents and sister the city of lisbon, city that pessoa, then thirtysix years old, had been living in ever since he returned from south. During his life, most of pessoas considerable creative output appeared only in journals, and he published just three collections of poetry in english antinous 1918, sonnets 1918, and english poems 1921and one collection in portuguese, mensagem 1933. 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. 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. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Discount prices on books by fernando pessoa, including titles like poemas ao vinho portuguese edition.
Epithalamium e antinous english and portuguese edition. The first edition of the novel was published in 1982, and was written by fernando pessoa. Harlands versions are intended as an extra incentive for students to read the. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. There are other books here that clearly extend the definition of novel think w g sebald and there is no doubt, as in other art forms, the definition of novel is changing and is. Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem. Edited and translated into portuguese by luisa freire. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. The english translations i offer after reading prof. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Though his book livro do desassossego the book of disquiet is clearly not a novel, it is difficult to classify. Harlands versions are intended as an extra incentive for students to read the originals which i have individually explained in portuguese. Pdf the book of disquiet book by fernando pessoa free. Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he created approximately seventyfive others. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. Sonnet viii from fernando pessoas 35 sonnets, selfpublished in lisbon the.
T here will never be a definitive edition of the book of disquiet, however hard anyone tries. Margaret jull costa sitting at his desk, bernardo soares imagined himself free forever of rua dos douradores, of his boss vasques, of moreira the book keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics english edition. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. The book of disquietude was various books yet ultimately one book, with various authors yet ultimately one author, and even the word disquietude changes meaning as time passes. The uniqueness of this book makes it next to impossible to suggest other reading alternatives, but certainly breakfast with socrates by robert rowland smith will provide more food for thought for the philosophically contemplative mind. He would soon leave his birthplace of lisbon for colonial durban, where his new stepfather was the. 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. Thus i began the book that would be published in lisbon, in 1988, as. The book of disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prosepoetry musings on dreams. When he was scarcely five years old, his father died.
Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem hunter. Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. With pessoa s digitized private library online, the importance of english to pessoa has become indisputable, particularly in his formative years. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa.
By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon 4 copy quote. Um fernando pessoa, guimaraes editores lisbon, portugal, 1959. Full text of fernando pessoa as english reader and writer. Lisbon revisited 1923 english version bagunca interna. 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. Fernando pessoa was a poet and did not write a single novel.
At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. Where a portuguese original quote exists, the translation into english was informal. Fernando pessoa books list of books by fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet also translated as the book of disquietude has a format somewhat like a journal or diary and is also a collection of vignettes and reflections. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. His mother remarried a year and a half later to the portuguese consul in durban, south africa.