tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8334201336754367824..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Was it worth the effort? - closing with Pessoa's MessageAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-38658678094275417882012-01-28T10:41:56.967-06:002012-01-28T10:41:56.967-06:00All right, Vieira is on my "soon" list.All right, Vieira is on my "soon" list.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-44156929869584592862012-01-27T17:55:49.655-06:002012-01-27T17:55:49.655-06:00The collection seems to include a bit of everythin...The collection seems to include a bit of everything: his best known sermon, letters, and chapters of one of his messianic tomes. For my part, I think he's a gifted prose stylist. And any lover of Bernardo Soares owes himself being at least acquainted with 'Master Vieira'.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-38597147658835024582012-01-27T16:52:21.432-06:002012-01-27T16:52:21.432-06:00That's how I see it, too. Camões is "behi...That's how I see it, too. Camões is "behind" <i>Message</i>. <br /><br />The Saramago conceit is pretty funny.<br /><br />The Vieira collection, which is not very long, is becoming more and more tempting.<br /><br />Scott - There is definitely a meta-story in those Poe notes. The relevant question is: is it a good story, or an interesting one, or a story worth pulling out and thinking about. Probably not - but you never know!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-30906715088900029182012-01-27T15:55:04.082-06:002012-01-27T15:55:04.082-06:00Father António Vieira has finally been translated?...Father António Vieira has finally been translated? That's amazing! His prose is one of the cornerstones of Portuguese literature.<br /><br />There's a funny thing about <i>Message:</i> Pessoa doesn't devote a single poem to Camões. In <i>The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis,</i> Saramago puts words in the mouth of the statue of Camões in Chiado, just a few meters away from Pessoa's in the logo, calling him envious. It's a lovely passage.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-75410331796838988772012-01-27T12:25:21.420-06:002012-01-27T12:25:21.420-06:00Meaning, schmeaning. Who cares, when
O sea of sal...Meaning, schmeaning. Who cares, when<br /><br /><i>O sea of salt, how much of all your salt<br />Contains the tears of Portugal?<br /></i><br /><br />and<br /><br /><i>God gave perils to the sea and sheer depth,<br />But mirrored heaven there.</i><br /><br />are so stunning?<br /><br />Aside: I'm reading a critical edition of Poe's <i>Pym</i>, in which the footnotes outweigh the text. Having recently read <i>Pale Fire</i>, I have to constantly remind myself that the footnotes do not, in fact, constitute a meta-story of their own. <i>Unless they do, without the knowledge of the editor!</i> My incorrect conviction that there's a metanarrative fascinates me.<br /><br />Where was I? Oh, this series on Pessoa has been terrific! Thank you. <i>Disquiet</i> is on my reading list now.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.com