Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. The first ones will include translations of each verse, as close as possible to the original. I didnt know about his works until my recent trip to portugal. Pessoa collection with poems from the portuguese poet.
Fernando pessoa is regarded as the center of portuguese modernism, writing much more than poems. 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. 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. Portuguese sea by fernando pessoa scottish poetry library. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. And this site has some poems in both portuguese and english and a couple of articles too. 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 antonio nogueira pessoa lisbon, june 1888 lisbon, 30 november 1935, also known as fernando pessoa, was a portuguese poet and writer. Pessoa was born in lisbon in 1888 but following the early death of his father from tb, the young boy and his mother moved to durban in south africa, where his new stepfather was the portuguese consul. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon.
Twentyfive unpublished english poems by fernando pessoa. As he was away and couldnt go back, he felt like he. 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. Fernando pessoa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Fernando pessoa portugalvisitor travel guide to portugal. Fernando pessoa, born fernando antonio nogueira pessoa pso. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. Aug 27, 2016 poem hunter all poems of by fernando pessoa poems. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Apr 22, 2015 richard zenith presented a lecture on fernando pessoa, one of portugals most important literary figures of the 20th century and a towering figure in modernism. Pessoa collection includes a series of poems from the portuguese poet printed on tees, bags, cork coasters and mousepad. His works reflect the infuence of classic tradition and french symbolism and his poetry reflects nostalgia. Fernando pessoa is surely the most important 20th century portuguese poet. Upward ricardo reis crown me with roses pessoa poems englishnederlands. Andresen was also recognized with a few prestigious awards. Whenever necessary poems will be arbitrarily divided in stanzas and at the left side of each you shall find links to readings by native portuguese.
The statement is possible since pessoa, whose name means person in portuguese, had three alter egos. Merwin fernando pessoa is the least known of the masters of the twentiethcentury poetry. I wasnt sure what to expect and i am ashamed to say its been a good few years since i settled down to read some poetry. Ricardo reis a heteronym of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and is arguably portugals greatest poet. He considered that being a poet and a writer was not a profession, but a special calling. 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 critic harold bloom considers fernando pessoa along with pablo neruda the most representative poet of the 20th century. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. According to the poetry international web site, fernando pessoa 18881935 represents the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times. He published just one book during his lifetimemessage, a collection of poems inspired by portuguese history, which appeared in 1934. Portuguese translation in poetry with fernando pessoa. In fact, one translator, george monteiro, has perpetrated two distinct versions. Message is a poem made up of 44 short poems which, in a most unusual approach, are unified by the table of contents.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant. Born in porto in 1919, sophia mello breyner andresen wrote poetry and fiction. There are at least 16 english translations of the poem autopsicografia by the late portuguese poet fernando pessoa 1888 1935. He was a poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher. She has performed in number of plays by or about fernando pessoa, both in the uk and portugal, as well as performing readings of pessoas translated works and english poems at a variety of venues in lisbon. Fernando pessoa simple english wikipedia, the free. On june, 1888, fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal.
I havent read much of his works as fernando pessoa, but his poems as alberto caeiro are some of. This was how he himself explained the situation in the bibliographical table that was published in issue no. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. His father died when he was young, and his mother married the portugese consul in. During his lifetime, fernando pessoa only published four books. Before setting off to tour the city, or at the end of a day spent visiting its streets and monuments, visitors can enjoy a quiet interlude to become acquainted with this remarkable poet. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of. Im not a huge fan of poems, however, my choice would be cancao do exilio by goncalves dias. Fernando pessoa, portugals most celebrated modernist poet, is now considered to be amongst the greatest literary figures of the 20th century.
He earned his living as a writer of foreign correspodence for business firms, as a translator and horoscope seller. 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. Fernando pessoa 18881935 sonnets 1918, english poems 1922 and mensagem 1934. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Im currently reading the surprise of being which is a collection of poems by fernando pessoa. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Just one of these was written in portuguese and two of them are small books of poems. Fernando pessoa portuguese poet musings of a random mind. Poetry by ricardo reis fernando pessoa intranslation. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Learn portuguese with fernando pessoa and other poets.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa june, 1888 november 30, 1935 was born in lisbon and is seen by many as the greatest modern portuguese author. This web site allows one to view any three of these translations, or the original, simultaneously. Fernando pessoa poet portugal poetry international. Fernando pessoa 18881935, the portuguese poet, literary critic, and essayist, is one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Fernando pessoa fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in 1888 in lisbon, portugal.
English renditions of pessoas heteronymous portuguese poems. Fernando pessoa poem portuguese litearture slideshare. He began writing as a child and did so, above all, in portuguese, although he also wrote in english and french. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Andresens contribution to portuguese culture was so. Apr 01, 2019 fernando pessoa is regarded as the center of portuguese modernism, writing much more than poems. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. Fernando pessoa was a great portuguese poet and writer, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the best poets in the portuguese language. One of the most prolific minds in the history of poetry, pessoa created several heteronyms under which he wrote in different styles. He lived to the age of 47, and spent most of this time writing. Pessoa is probably the best portuguesespeaking author ever, and i say that as a very proud brazilian.
Among her more notable works are her childrens stories and poetry books. Listen to one of the most famous portuguese poems from. He was in portugual studying to earn a degree in law by the university of coimbra when he wrote it. Countless lives premiered at the casa fernando pessoa in 2017, where it attracted a diverse international audience. He spent much of his childhood in durban, south africa, returning to lisbon at the age of seventeen. He died november 30, 1935, in lisbon from cirrhosis of. 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, heteronymism, heteronymous poems, english translation, alberto caeiro. Fernando pessoa, in full fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, born june, 1888, lisbon, port. Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he dreamed up approximately seventyfive others. The majority of pessoas poems, heteronymic or otherwise, appeared in literary journals and magazines. Fernando pessoa twenty poems photograph of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa uma fotobiografia, s. An introduction to portuguese literature in 6 authors.
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. Orthonym was the term that he used to refer to the authorship of the poems, texts and other works published and signed by fernando pessoa. Reading several of his poems, i was completely taken by the magic of his prolific pen. Pessoa twenty poems in translation from the portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher.
Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem. Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem hunter. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Portuguese translation in poetry with fernando pessoa motaword. Fernando pessoa is considered the greatest portuguese poet and also one of the greatest of the 20th century. May 23, 2015 listen to one of the most famous portuguese poems from the great fernando pessoa. The majority of pessoa s poems, heteronymic or otherwise, appeared in literary journals and magazines. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. This is a considerable feat if one considers other 20th century poets like. He had a legendary trunk that he obsessively filled with loose pages of writings on philosophy, sociology, history, literary criticism, short stories, plays, the treatise on astrology and several autobiographical reflections. Mensagem message by fernando pessoa english version. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. Richard zenith presented a lecture on fernando pessoa, one of portugals most important literary figures of the 20th century and a towering figure in modernism.
Pessoa started to write in english and his poetic production in this language his vast. Dec 09, 2007 fernando pessoa a poem by lily december 9, 2007 8 comments im currently reading the surprise of being which is a collection of poems by fernando pessoa. The poem is thus organized in three parts or cycles, the first of which, called brasao coatofarms relates a specific poem to each of the fields and charges figuring in a xv century portuguese coatofarms. Listen to one of the most famous portuguese poems from the great fernando pessoa. In them i present a set of poems by fernando pessoa. Pessoa is considered one of the greatest portuguese poets.
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