Blind Narcissus, illuminated by Lisbon (From Cesário Verde to Fernando Pessoa)

Authors

  • Jerónimo Pizarro Universidad de los Andes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/abriu2016.5.3

Keywords:

Fernando Pessoa, Book of Disquiet, first Phase, second Phase, Lisbon, Cesário Verde

Abstract

Eduardo Lourenço referred to Fernando Pessoa as a “Blind Narcissus”, quoting a passage of the The Book of Disquiet (Libro del desasosiego). In its first stage, The Bookof Disquiet has no defined geographical space nor an established historical time; in its second stage, it achieves concrete space and temporal coordinates. The purpose of this text isto evince the importance of those coordinates — those of Lisbon at the beginning of thetwentieth century — and reiterate how important the work of Cesário Verde was for Pessoa and his return to the Book towards 1929, after a creative interruption of almost ten years.

How to Cite

Pizarro, J. (2016). Blind Narcissus, illuminated by Lisbon (From Cesário Verde to Fernando Pessoa). Abriu: Estudos De Textualidade Do Brasil, Galicia E Portugal, (5), 35–50. https://doi.org/10.1344/abriu2016.5.3