Selected Poems
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| Author: | Fernando Pessoa | ISBN: | 9780141961354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | November 30, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fernando Pessoa |
| ISBN: | 9780141961354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | November 30, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
The writing of Fernando Pessoa reveals a mind shaken by intense inner suffering. In these poems he adopted four separate personae: Alberto Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis and himself, using them to express 'great swarms of thought and feeling'. While each personae has its own poetic identity, together they convey a sense of ambivalence and consolidate a striving for completeness. Dramatic, lyrical, Christian, pagan, old and modern, Pessoa's poets and poetry contribute to the 'mysterious importance of existence'.
The writing of Fernando Pessoa reveals a mind shaken by intense inner suffering. In these poems he adopted four separate personae: Alberto Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis and himself, using them to express 'great swarms of thought and feeling'. While each personae has its own poetic identity, together they convey a sense of ambivalence and consolidate a striving for completeness. Dramatic, lyrical, Christian, pagan, old and modern, Pessoa's poets and poetry contribute to the 'mysterious importance of existence'.
