Descrição

35 Sonnets is a collection of poems, published in a booklet, in 1918, by Fernando Pessoa, in author’s edition, originally written in an archaic english (Elizabethan). It is part of a small set of books published in life by Pessoa, in the english language, which include Antinous and English Poems I-II and III.

Casa Fernando Pessoa launched this special edition in 2018, to mark the 100th anniversary of the first publication of this set of 35 Sonnets written by Fernando Pessoa in english.

Clara Riso, Director of Casa Fernando Pessoa wrote the introduction to this book.

The composition and cover of this 48-page publication is by Pedro Serpa. 

Casa Fernando Pessoa has a collection of publications, including this book.

MEASURES

Height: 19.5 cm

Width: 13 cm

Did you know that there was a poem in this 35 Sonnets, the VIII, that relates to the metaphor of masks, which is commonly associated with Pessoa, as the Latin origin of the name Pessoa, persona, refers to a mask. 

Take the opportunity to know the work of Fernando Pessoa in english, and imagine under these masks, the other fictional authors created by Pessoa. Buy or offer to friends or relatives this book and find out what is beyond the masks that Pessoa uses in his work.