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Proverbium : Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship, Vol. 31 No. 1, 2014.

Original scientific paper

Proverbs in Fernando Pessoa’s Works

Patricio Ferrari

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Abstract

In the spring of 1914 Fernando Pessoa carefully gathered, selected and translated 300 Portuguese proverbs for the National Proverbs series edited by the London-based publisher Frank Palmer. In this study I intend to highlight one of the representative subject matters in Pessoa’s compilation. Furthermore, I will endeavour to trace and discuss briefly a few national and foreign proverbs that emerge in Pessoa’s literary writings. Working closely with the author’s archive and private library, I will indicate the source texts of all the proverbs referred to in each section.

Keywords

Fernando Pessoa; anti-proverbs; proverbs; perverbs; archive; private library

Hrčak ID:

278367

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/278367

Publication date:

31.8.2014.

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