It is a deluxe edition that gives insight into a literary production of one of the greatest poets of modernism in Portugal.
Rattle-box
Oh, I'll put myself between blankets,
And I do not do anything else! ...
That door of my room to be closed forever,
That does not even open for you if you are here!
Red wool, fluffy bed. Everything is caulked
No book, no book at the headboard of the bed ...
Just make sure I always have by my side
Cakes, eggs and a bottle of Madeira.
Always the dark night on my room. The curtains drawn,
I nestled to sleep, nice and warm - how lovely! ...
Yes: always stay in bed, never move, mold
At least the quiet is complete ... History! It was the best of lives...
Mario de Sa Carneiro was one of the fathers of new poetry in Portugal. Contemporary and friend of Fernando Pessoa, both in conjunction with Almada Negreiros and other artists of their time founded the infamous at the time Orpheus magazine. This poet was always haunted by feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness, largely motivated by the fact of not having completed the university, has not really followed a profession and the failure of its publication, which was not very well accepted by society and that height is a recurring theme in his poems. It is believed that these were reasons that led him to suicide in 1916, since there is no concrete data that could confirm whether or not he suffered from a psychic disease. The rattle-box is an example of a poetic work, in which the poet fights with the existing structures of time and against himself. This publication also addresses the author's prose, with particular emphasis on the confession of Lucio. It is his masterpiece. A world that wanders between reality and a dream existence he created to serve once again to his obsession with suicide and death. This book is interesting because we can trace the profile of the enigmatic poet and writer and each of us can establish elations to try to understand his tormented soul. Good reading.
