How Long to Read Fernando Pessoa

How Long Does it Take to Read Fernando Pessoa?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Fernando Pessoa by Jerónimo Pizarro

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A Critical Introduction proposes a new didactic and dynamic way of reading the great twentieth-century poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935). The aim is to present a holistic vision of this complex poet, promoting his literary geniality in order to better understand his orthonymic-heteronymic poetry. A guiding motif is Pessoa's own "Be as plural as the universe." In leading the reader through the poet's published literary work Jerónimo Pizarro allows an intimate perspective, alongside an academic one, to better understand the workings of Pessoa's mind and life. Discussion centres on the dilemmas an editor faces when editing posthumously. A prime question revolves around the genesis of Pessoa's heteronyms and orthonyms. Understanding is revealed by a critical perspective on the unity that exists in all of Pessoa's literary work. Interpretations of the poems; explanation of the profundity of The Book of Disquiet; and his isms of Paulism, Caeirism, Intersectionism and Sensationism, are discussed and analysed. The issue of Pessoa's astrological predictions - his birth year and the effects of this event on Portuguese national history - is debated. A chapter is devoted to the effect that translating Omar Khayyam's Rubáiyát had on the poet. The work contains eleven texts written by Pessoa in English (including an autobiographical note from 1935), a substantive dual language bibliography, and is highly illustrated with facsimiles of the poet's own written material. A Critical Introduction is essential reading for all scholars and students of Pessoa's literary output and life circumstances. The work has been written to appeal to cultural studies (arts and aesthetics) enthusiasts in general at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, but given the engagement of new critical material it also provides a structured resource for future research.

How long is Fernando Pessoa?

Fernando Pessoa by Jerónimo Pizarro is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fernando Pessoa Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Fernando Pessoa aloud.

What Reading Level is Fernando Pessoa?

Fernando Pessoa is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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