Original scientific paper

Proverbs in Fernando Pessoa’s Works

Patricio Ferrari

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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