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Informationen zum Autor By Irene Ramalho-Santos Klappentext Fernando Pessoa and the Lyric studies Pessoa's poetic theory and practice, emphasizing Livro do desassossego and the heteronymic drama, and discovers new approaches to reading and appreciating the lyric. A number of Pessoan concepts are examined in relation to different poets, yielding unprecedented results in comparative studies of poetry. Zusammenfassung Fernando Pessoa and the Lyric studies Pessoa’s poetic theory and practice, emphasizing Livro do desassossego and the heteronymic drama, and discovers new approaches to reading and appreciating the lyric. A number of Pessoan concepts are examined in relation to different poets, yielding unprecedented results in comparative studies of poetry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction. The Truth of Fiction Chapter One. The "Great Book," Caeiro, and Pessoa's Theory of Poetry Chapter Two. The Tail of the Lizard: Pessoan Disquietude and the Subject of Modernity Chapter Three. The Art of Rumination: Pessoa's Heteronyms Revisited Chapter Four. Poetic Interruption: A Pessoan Concept for Reading the Lyric Chapter Five. 'The God That Was Missing': Poetry, Divinity, Everydayness Chapter Six. Modernist Muses That Matter. Inspiration in Pessoa and Stevens Chapter Seven. The Truant Muse and the Poet's Body Chapter Eight. Orpheu et al. Modernism, Women and the War Chapter Nine. The Accidental Bridge: Hart Crane's Theory of Poetry Chapter Ten. Being Blind . Being Nobody . Being a Poet: Emily Dickinson "Reads" Fernando Pessoa Bibliography Source of Texts Index About the Author
