Selected Poems: Second Edition with New Supplement - Softcover

Pessoa, Fernando

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140188452 ISBN 13: 9780140188455

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) 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. In his introduction to this dual-language Selected Poems, first published in 2004, David Butler arranges the poems thematically, setting Pessoa's various voices or personae "in active and immediate dialogue with one another," thereby providing real insight into a poet of "astonishing post-modernity." "Butler's version of the Selected Poems is as good an introduction to the enigmatic character of Pessoa's poetry as exists in English. -Michael Smith, The Irish Times "These translations of Pessoa are outstanding." -Fernando d'Oliveira Neves, former Ambassador of Portugal in Ireland

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About the Author

Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) was born in Lisbon and brought up in Durban, South Africa. He returned to Lisbon in 1905. 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. Although acknowledged as an intellectual and a poet, his literary genius went largely unrecognised until after his death.

Synopsis

Fernando Pessoa adopted four separate personae in his writing: Albert Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis and himself. While each of his personae have a separate poetic identity, together they convey a sense of ambivalence and consolidate a striving for completeness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140188452
• ISBN 13: 9780140188455
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160