As i am brazilian and a portuguese speaker, I read a lot of Fernando Pessoa during my 25 years. Its such a privilege that my mother tongue is Portuguese, to read Fernando Pessoa in his original writings!
What a gem of a philosopher and writer. It's crazy. I've never heard of him before. His focus on the inward life and subjectivity kind of reminds me of Kierkegaard. Great video! Your videos are always insightful and a delightful reprieve to any day.
I read The Book of Disquiet about 4 years ago, when I was 78. About time! Much Spanish and certainly Portugese literature were ignored in U.S. education while German and French lit got all the attention. Maybe that's changing. Definitely one of the all-time great books I've read. And the last 20 pages have more quotable lines than most other 300 p. tomes in their entirety.
Pessoa is also revered in my homeland Brazil. He is one of my favorite poets. He even made astral charts for his heteronyms and was friends with people like Aleister Crowley. Wild dude!
12th grade Portuguese class kinda of forces you to know all these main personalities of his (heteronyms, not to be confused with the common pseudonyms) by heart and their respective writting styles, it's a bit hectic lol
Yes and it's the worst thing you can do. I only gave him a chance a decade after high school or so. And I love a lot of his work now....but I'm against teaching literature in a sense......you make kids associate work with art.......imagine having classes where you had to listen to albums from musicians? Art should be something you enjoy freely and personally.
@@PhilosophyToons I'm glad to know that! For a small country I think it has a lot of a different places and landscapes to visit and also a vast history, we even had a philosopher-king (Duarte I) and a philosopher-president (Teófilo Braga)! And speaking of philosophers, I think this might interest you. There is a portuguese neuroscientist, named António Damásio, who wrote an acclaimed book, Descartes' Error, criticising Descartes' dualism of body/soul. He won the "Pessoa Award" in 1992 and was even invited to join the Council of State.
I guess I'm sort of a philosopher, and some of my fav books have been written by people you could sorta call philosopher (like Ralph Waldo Emerson etc) but I don't usually read at all. I get bored with most authors. I only gave Pessoa a chance because he's from my country (and I don't consume portuguese literature)...........but I have NEVER read anything like The Book of Disquiet. In fact, I haven't even finished the book yet! But I love it lol It's a book I enjoy when I'm in a certain frame of mind. Like Emerson, what I enjoyed in him is what I could FEEL was a mystic sharing his stream of conscisouness. These guys were spiritual and tapping into higher strata of thinking. You could say the same about a lot of philosophers in theory........but Pessoa really goes to places I haven't seen any other author go. I wish everyone could speak portuguese to get that extra layer of depth his writing comes with in his natal tongue.
As i am brazilian and a portuguese speaker, I read a lot of Fernando Pessoa during my 25 years. Its such a privilege that my mother tongue is Portuguese, to read Fernando Pessoa in his original writings!
What a gem of a philosopher and writer. It's crazy. I've never heard of him before. His focus on the inward life and subjectivity kind of reminds me of Kierkegaard. Great video! Your videos are always insightful and a delightful reprieve to any day.
Thank you for your kind words
1:12 This picture is not Lisbon. It shows Porto. However - I love Fernando Pessoa. Imho he is a real genius. Thank you!
Pessoa is a treasure of an author and a personal hero. Disquiet was what launched my fascination with philosophy and literature.
Look up "Poema em linha reta", or whatever the name is in English, a poem by him. He was a genius, way ahead of his time.
I read The Book of Disquiet about 4 years ago, when I was 78. About time! Much Spanish and certainly Portugese literature were ignored in U.S. education while German and French lit got all the attention. Maybe that's changing. Definitely one of the all-time great books I've read. And the last 20 pages have more quotable lines than most other 300 p. tomes in their entirety.
I think portuguese/brazilian literature is milestones ahead of any other country
Pessoa is also revered in my homeland Brazil. He is one of my favorite poets. He even made astral charts for his heteronyms and was friends with people like Aleister Crowley. Wild dude!
Thanks for giving exposure to these great overlooked philosophers
12th grade Portuguese class kinda of forces you to know all these main personalities of his (heteronyms, not to be confused with the common pseudonyms) by heart and their respective writting styles, it's a bit hectic lol
Kinda? 😂 They totally do and it's boring as hell 😵💫 I also suffered from it 😵
' disquiet ' in tits and bits , appears necessary for the perpetually ' stung ' , ' charged. ' and. ' pacing.'.
They do and quite frankly I didn't have the maturity to handle that.
Yes and it's the worst thing you can do. I only gave him a chance a decade after high school or so. And I love a lot of his work now....but I'm against teaching literature in a sense......you make kids associate work with art.......imagine having classes where you had to listen to albums from musicians? Art should be something you enjoy freely and personally.
Was just about to read one of his books, thanks for the video!
Glad you liked it
less gooo Portugal mentioned!
So far Portugal has been my favorite European country that I've visited
@@PhilosophyToons I'm glad to know that! For a small country I think it has a lot of a different places and landscapes to visit and also a vast history, we even had a philosopher-king (Duarte I) and a philosopher-president (Teófilo Braga)!
And speaking of philosophers, I think this might interest you. There is a portuguese neuroscientist, named António Damásio, who wrote an acclaimed book, Descartes' Error, criticising Descartes' dualism of body/soul. He won the "Pessoa Award" in 1992 and was even invited to join the Council of State.
Great video I’ve never heard of this gentleman, his book sounds fascinating
Straight up bruh
I guess I'm sort of a philosopher, and some of my fav books have been written by people you could sorta call philosopher (like Ralph Waldo Emerson etc) but I don't usually read at all. I get bored with most authors. I only gave Pessoa a chance because he's from my country (and I don't consume portuguese literature)...........but I have NEVER read anything like The Book of Disquiet.
In fact, I haven't even finished the book yet! But I love it lol It's a book I enjoy when I'm in a certain frame of mind. Like Emerson, what I enjoyed in him is what I could FEEL was a mystic sharing his stream of conscisouness. These guys were spiritual and tapping into higher strata of thinking. You could say the same about a lot of philosophers in theory........but Pessoa really goes to places I haven't seen any other author go. I wish everyone could speak portuguese to get that extra layer of depth his writing comes with in his natal tongue.
Pessoa: "You gotta first clean your room, Bucko!"
Jordan B Pessoa
that ending passage is basically the start of Watsky's song "Talking to Myself"
I like cartoons and philosophy, therefore this channel is double-plus-good (to me)
Probably one of the most cracked sounding guys yet.
Great video but... that photo of Lisbon at 1:14 is actually Porto...
The brother who lived.
Idon't know why or maybe I see some Edmund husserl's inspiration in his pen
4 the algorithm, also, redd the book, 100% guaranteed
Thank ya
I guess you can call him Fernando People
Let me correct you it is heteronym.
portugal caralho
...I knew I would find you, eventually
The blue guy with the proboscis is creeping me out. So much so that I can't subscribe to your channel.😊
I do not know but i would guess that he is referencing kafka with that character.
Tulpamancy and maladaptive daydreaming.