A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems
| AUTHOR | Pessoa, Fernando; Zenith, Richard; Zenith, Richard et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Publishing Group (04/04/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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. 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.
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ISBN-13:
9780143039556
ISBN-10:
0143039555
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
480
Carton Quantity:
44
Product Dimensions:
5.16 x 0.85 x 7.68 inches
Weight:
0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Poetry | European - Spanish & Portuguese
Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Religious
Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Animals & Nature
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
861.141
Library of Congress Control Number:
2005056561
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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. 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.
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