An Introduction to Fernando Pessoa - University Press of Florida - Books - University Press of Florida - 9780813034492 - September 30, 2009
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An Introduction to Fernando Pessoa

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An Introduction to Fernando Pessoa

Darlene Sadlier's detailed commentary on Pessoa?s work explores some of the cultural, political, and personal implications of the artistic impersonation that made him one of the major figures in modern literature. He created a large gallery of authors, each with his own history, who also wrote essays commenting on one another?including Fernando Pessoa "himself." Sadlier?s study demonstrates the scope of Pessoa?s writing, ranging in style from "artless" simplicity to subtle, almost Borgesian irony, and it also traces the ways in which Pessoa?s four major "authors" (which he called "heteronyms") are related to one another.
 Sadlier shows that the four poets engage in a dialogue, enabling Pessoa to dramatize the contradictions in his attitudes toward language, history, and society. And she demonstrates that, while distinct in attitude and style, they nevertheless share a preoccupation with the nature of poetry and are responsible for some of the most unusual and skillfully composed verse in the twentieth century. In striking fashion, they anticipate the postmodern deconstruction of the idea of authorship.
 Sadlier offers a historical context for Pessoa?s work, grounding his poetry in Portuguese culture and the major political and artistic concerns of his day. She presents an especially important commentary on his childhood verse and on the early, formative stages of his writing. Finally, she discusses his posthumous reputation, showing how he has been ironically transformed into a single, apparently unified figure who has become, for many, a symbol of Portugal?s national identity.


184 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 30, 2009
ISBN13 9780813034492
Publishers University Press of Florida
Pages 184
Dimensions 229 × 151 × 15 mm   ·   286 g
Language English  

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