Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, paperback. In edwin honigs and susan browns superb translations, pessoa and his others live with miraculous style and vitality. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The sometimes startlingly frank content of the earlier english poems published. But pessoas case is different and, probably, unique. Pessoa records his observations of the natural world, the stars, and his feelings. 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. My page is not intended as a source on fernando pessoa or mensagem for english speakers.
The first set of poems was by one alberto caeiro my master had appeared inside me. 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 pessoas english poetry fernando p essoa house. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. The collected poems of alberto caeiro, fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa poem dont know how many souls i have text. After his return to lisbon in 1905, pessoa was influenced by french symbolists and decadentists charles baudelaire. In 1933 he published his first book in portuguese, the prizewinning mensagem, which at the time did not attract much attention. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa librarything. The poems remind me a bit of the writings of the romantic era poets. Fernando pessoa, born fernando antonio nogueira pessoa pso.
Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. This was, after all, a poet whose maxim was, to pretend is to know oneself. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. With pessoas digitized private library online, the importance of english to pessoa has become indisputable, particularly in his formative years. He died november 30, 1935, in lisbon from cirrhosis of. He would soon leave his birthplace of lisbon for colonial durban, where his new stepfather was the. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Fernando pessoa poet portugal poetry international. Zeniths selection of pessoa is a beautiful onevolume course in the soul of the twentieth century.
Emersons green fernando pessoa, poetry books, poems. The first comprehensive english translation of poetry from the renowned portuguese author of the book of disquiet. Pdf fernando pessoas english poetry fernando pessoa. Selected english poems by fernando pessoa, paperback barnes. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. While not the equal of the masterly caeiro, campos, reis or pessoa himself, these poems deserve to be better known and. Aug 31, 2011 the majority of pessoa s poems, heteronymic or otherwise, appeared in literary journals and magazines. He published in 1918 35 sonnets and in 1922 the three parts of his english poems, all composed many years before. Poems by fernando pessoa academy of american poets. After looking for him in the poems, we look for him in the prose, wrote the scholar and translator edwin honig. He published his first book of english poems, antinous in 1918, followed by sonnets 1918 and english poems 1921, but released only a single book of portuguese poems, mensagem, in 1933. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong. Check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Love is essential poem by fernando pessoa poem hunter. Fernando pessoa twenty poems photograph of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa uma fotobiografia, s. Fernando pessoa and his retinue of writerly alter egos was a hard act to. Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem. May 21, 2010 books the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa. Mensagem, a collection of poems on patriotic themes, won a prize in a national competition in 1934. The majority of pessoa s poems, heteronymic or otherwise, appeared in literary journals and magazines. His father died when he was young, and his mother married the portugese consul in durban, south africa, where pessoa lived until he was seventeen. Pessoa s first book antinous appeared in 1918 and was followed by two other collection of poems, all written in english. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896.
Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Merwin fernando pessoa is the least known of the masters of the twentiethcentury poetry. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. The incomplete english poems of fernando pessoa cary stough pessoa, fernando 2000. 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 his early years, pessoa was influenced by major english classic poets such as shakespeare, milton and pope, or romantics like shelley, byron, keats, wordsworth, coleridge and tennyson. Pessoas use of heteronyms, literary alter egos, who support and criticize each others works was also unconventional. Merwin, mark strand, and other poetic illuminaries, took the childhood game of imaginary friends to another level. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. Selected poems by fernando pessoa download ebook pdf.
One of the very great poets of the twentieth century, again. His father had died of tuberculosis the previous year. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. 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. Ricardo reis crown me with roses pessoa poems english.
What we are cannot be transfused into word or book, our soul from us is infinitely far. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. Click download or read online button to get selected poems by fernando pessoa book now. Portuguese sea by fernando pessoa scottish poetry library. You will never get to the bottom of fernando pessoa.
He developed various personas to write under, and this collection from city lights books in san francisco includes a few of them. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Selected english poems by fernando pessoa, tony frazer. Pessoa wrote a large number of poems in english, some of them in the guise of early heteronyms such as alexander search and charles robert anon which prove to be fascinating precursors of the later, modernist work in portuguese.
Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa goodreads. 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. Top 9 best fernando pessoa books best fernando pessoa book. However much we give our thoughts the will to be our soul and gesture it abroad, our hearts are incommunicable still. Fernando pessoa, born 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. Fernando pessoa and his retinue of writerly alter egos was a hard act to follow. Again and again, in both poetry and prose, pessoa denied that he existed as. His poems often carried humorous versions of anon as the. Was 18 march 1914 the most extraordinary date in modern literature. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. The majority of pessoas poems, heteronymic or otherwise, appeared in literary journals and magazines. The book of disquiet fernando pessoa audiobook youtube.
The best englishlanguage version is translated by richard zenith and published by penguin, but that comes in at more than 500 pages. He published just one book during his lifetimemessage, a collection of poems inspired by portuguese history, which appeared in 1934. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. As richard zenith, one of his leading english translators, has written. Fernando pessoa 18881935 a poet who lived most his life in lisbon, portugal, and who died in obscurity there has in recent years gained international. He developed various personas to write under, and this collection from city lights books in. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Pessoa published relatively little, and almost nothing in book form. He also writes down his philosophical thoughts about the gods and the soul. Fernando pessoa as english reader and writer university of. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of. I love my dreams, i said, a winter morn, to the practical man, and.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa book chat duration. Everything that a human being expounds or expresses is a note in the margin, of a text that has been totally erased. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read english poems. This year is also marked as the birth year of pessoas three main literary personas which he preferred to call heteronyms rather than pseudonyms. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary.
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. Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. The next six were composed by pessoa struggling against the inexistence of caeiro. The classical world in pessoas english chapbooks pessoas antinous 112 j. He translated several books from english for portuguese publishing houses. Jan 01, 2001 pessoa is the exemplary poet of the self as other, of the poem as testament to unreality, proclamation of nothingness, occasion for expectancy. Pessoa is the exemplary poet of the self as other, of the poem as testament to unreality, proclamation of nothingness, occasion for expectancy. This is the only integral collection of pessoas caeiro heteronym in english, and the poems are accompanied by the introductions of ricardo. He also selfpublished several chapbooks of his english poetry. Edwin honigs translations of spanish and portuguese poetry have been. Fernando pessoa 18881935 sonnets 1918, english poems 1922.
Edited and translated into portuguese by luisa freire. Howes fernando pessoa is widely considered to be the greatest portuguese poet of the twentieth century and a major writer of european stature. The boy lay dead on the low couch, on whose denuded whole, to hadrians eyes, whose sorrow was a dread, the shadowy light of deaths eclipse was shed. Click to read more about poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Pessoas first book antinous appeared in 1918 and was followed by two other collection of poems, all written in english. Mensagem message by fernando pessoa english version. Autopsychography by fernando pessoa poetry magazine. Highest rated books on goodreads with at least 100 ratings.