| A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems Contributor(s): Pessoa, Fernando (Author), Zenith, Richard (Editor), Zenith, Richard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0143039555 ISBN-13: 9780143039556 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: The poetry of the greatest twentieth century writer you have never heard of ("Los Angeles Times") Writing obsessively in French, English, and Portuguese, Fernando Pessoa left a prodigious body of work, much of it under heteronymsfully fleshed alter egos with startlingly different styles and points of view. Offering a unique sampling of all his most famous voices, this collection features poems that have never before been translated alongside many originally composed in English. In addition to such major works as Maritime Ode of Campos and his Goethe-inspired "Faust," written in blank verse, there are several stunning poems that have only come to light in the last five years. Selected and translated by leading Pessoa scholar Richard Zenith, this is the finest introduction available to the breadth of Pessoas genius. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature |
| Dewey: 861.141 |
| LCCN: 2005056561 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.16" W x 7.68" (0.71 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from "the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of" (Los Angeles Times) Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the magisterial biography Pessoa A Penguin Classic Writing obsessively in French, English, and Portuguese, poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) left a prodigious body of work, much of it credited to three "heteronyms"―Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, and Alvaro de Campos―alter egos with startlingly different styles, points of view, and biographies. Offering a unique sampling of his most famous voices, this collection features Pessoa's major, best-known works and several stunning poems that have come to light only in this century, including his long, highly autobiographical swan song. Featuring a rich body of work that has never before been translated into English, this is the finest introduction available to the stunning breadth of Pessoa's genius. |