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Sophia-Sena As Cartas
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SAUDADE TORONTO
Sophia-Sena As Cartas
$42.00
Author: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen & Jorge de Sena Language: Portuguese,
Este volume reúne a troca epistolar entre Sophia de Mello Breyner e Jorge de Sena, desde o ano que marcou o exílio do escritor no Brasil até à data da sua morte.
O resultado é um impressionante retrato social, histórico e moral do Portugal dos anos 60 e 70.
Retrato de um país perdido. Retrato de «dezoito anos de ausência que poderiam ter sido dezoito anos de convívio, de encontros, conversas, riso comum, aflições e alegrias comunicadas.»
English overview
This volume brings together the correspondence between Sophia de Mello Breyner and Jorge de Sena, from the year that marked the writer's exile in Brazil until the date of his death.
The result is an impressive social, historical, and moral portrait of Portugal in the 1960s and 70s.
A portrait of a lost country. A portrait of "eighteen years of absence that could have been eighteen years of companionship, of encounters, conversations, shared laughter, shared anxieties and joys."
Author
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (Oporto, November 6, 1919 – Lisbon, July 2, 2004) was an award-winning Portuguese poet and writer.
Sophia, as she is often referred to in Portugal, was born in Porto to a wealthy aristocratic family. She inherited the surname ‘Andresen’ from her paternal grandfather, a Danish merchant. She received a strict Catholic upbringing, and was to remain a fervent believer until the end of her life. After spending her childhood in Porto she moved to Lisbon, where she attended the Universidade de Lisboa. As a student, she was activelly involved in Catholic movements. Politically, she defended constitutional monarchy and openly criticized Salazar’s dictatorship. In 1946 she married lawyer and politician Francisco Sousa Tavares. They had five children, among whom journalist and best-selling author Miguel Sousa Tavares. After the Carnation Revolution in 1974, she made a brief incursion into politics as an MP for the Socialist Party (centre-left).
Andresen won acclaim as a storyteller with Contos Exemplares (Exemplary Tales),”Histórias da Terra e do Mar” (Stories of Land and Sea), and a number of children’s books – A Menina do Mar (The Sea Girl), O Cavaleiro da Dinamarca (The Danish Knight), A Floresta(The Forest), O Rapaz de Bronze (The Bronze Boy), A Fada Oriana (The Fairy Oriana). She also published several poetry books and anthologies, including: Poesia, Dual, Livro Sexto, Coral, Dia do Mar, No Tempo Dividido, Grades, O Nome das Coisas, As Ilhas, Antologia, Geografia, Navegações, O Búzio de Cós. In 1999 she became the first woman to receive the highest Portuguese award for poetry, the Prémio Camões. She was also awarded the Spanish Premio Reina Sofia in 2003.
“Poetry,” she explained, “is my understanding of the universe, my way of relating to things, my participation in reality, my encounter with voices and images. This is why the poem speaks not of an ideal life but of a concrete one: the angle of a window, the resonance of streets, cities and rooms, the shadow cast by a wall, a sudden face, the silence, distance and brightness of the stars, the night’s breath, the scent of linden and of oregano.” The sea is probably the most central theme in her poetical works. Other recurring themes are Ancient Greece and ideas of freedom and justice.
Jorge de Sens
Jorge de Sena was a prominent Portuguese author born in Lisbon in 1919, known for his significant contributions to literature and his opposition to the authoritarian regime of António de Oliveira Salazar. Raised in a family with a strong emphasis on education, Sena was an early reader and demonstrated a passion for writing from a young age. After initially pursuing a military career, he shifted focus to his literary ambitions, publishing his first collection of poetry in 1942 and becoming a respected literary critic. His opposition to the Salazar regime led him to exile in Brazil after a failed coup attempt in 1959, where he embraced the country's intellectual freedom and continued his writing. Later, Sena moved to the United States, where he taught at the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was recognized for his literary achievements with several prestigious awards, including the Portuguese Order of Infante D. Henrique. Sena's legacy is marked by his dual identity as a Portuguese writer and a significant figure in Brazilian literature, remembered for his advocacy for democracy and artistic expression. He passed away from lung cancer in 1978, leaving behind a rich body of work and a large family.
| Idioma: | Português |
| Dimensões: | 153 x 232 x 14 mm |
| Encadernação: | Capa mole |
| Páginas: | 208 |
| ISBN: |
9789895762507 |
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