The Mad Fiddler
Sublunary Editions, January 2021. Trade Paperback. New. Item #602597
ISBN: 1955190186
New. 'Written between 1911 and 1917, The Mad Fiddler is one of the most storied works attributed not to a heteronym (or pseudonym or orthonym), but to Pessoa himself. Included in all major editions of his English-language poetry, The Mad Fiddler has seldom seen publication in the Anglo-American sphere, in part due to the difficulty (or impossibility) of an agreement about a 'definitive' edition—Pessoa never published Fiddler in his lifetime, in spite of his efforts, and so while typeset versions exist in the archive, there are notes and edits from different periods. Our version is based on the collection published as part of Poesia Inglesa, edited by Luísa Freire, including 53 poems as well as the author's preface. This edition also includes an introduction by Jessica Sequeira. Fernando Pessoa is one of the towering figures of Modernism and 20th century Portuguese letters. He is best known today for Livro do Desassossego (The Book of Disquiet) and the poetry he wrote under the heteronyms Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, and Ricardo Reis. He published mostly in magazines, with just one book, Mensagem, and two small pamphlets of English poetry available in print during his lifetime.' ~ publisher.
Price: $15.00