This selection of Pessoa's poetry presents the Portuguese modernist under his own name and through his heteronyms, the invented poets he wrote as: Alberto Caeiro, the plain pastoral poet; Ricardo Reis, the classicist; and Álvaro de Campos, the restless modernist. It also includes his patriotic book Mensagem. Each voice has a different philosophy, and together they make a portrait of one writer's divided mind.
It is for readers who want an introduction to one of the twentieth century's most original poets, and who are happy to read poems that question identity, time and what it means to be someone. A few at a time works best.
Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Editorial Presença
- ISBN
- 9789722335065
- Language
- PT
