A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe
Selected Poems
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 4, 2006
The largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from “the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of” (Los Angeles Times)―now thoroughly revised and updated Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Pessoa: A Biography 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.
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- Who it’s for
- Pessoa’s poems shift among distinct voices, offering a layered introduction to his range.
- Themes
- Multiple poetic identities, Autobiographical poetry
- Genres
- Spanish & Portuguese Poetry, European Poetry
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The largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from “the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of” (Los Angeles Times)―now thoroughly revised and updated Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Pessoa: A Biography 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.
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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.
Many Poetic Voices
Pessoa’s poems shift among distinct voices, offering a layered introduction to his range.
Come here for
- The contrasts among three striking poetic alter egos
- Poems in English, French, and Portuguese
Expect
- A selection of major works and poems newly translated into English
- A serious, varied encounter with one poet’s many styles
Where it sits
| Spanish & Portuguese Poetry | 96% |
|---|---|
| European Poetry | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Spanish & Portuguese Poetry
- Nature Poetry
- Inspirational Poetry
- Authors
- Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 4, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Multiple poetic identities · Autobiographical poetry
- Reading lane
- Spanish & Portuguese Poetry