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Article: Oscar Wilde, Fernando Pessoa, and the art of lying.(Critical essay)
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- Portuguese Studies
- Article date:
- September 22, 2006
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Abstract. Fernando Pessoa was clearly fascinated, if not openly obsessed, by Oscar Wilde. His espolio contains at least thirty-seven manuscript fragments on the aesthete, including comparative horoscopes for himself and Wilde. Seven books either written by Wilde or directly connected to the Wilde story can be found in Pessoa's personal library, and his extensive marginalia reveals an attentive reading of the texts.
Much of Pessoa's writing, including some of his best-known poems, are clearly influenced by his predecessor's artistic ideals. This article demonstrates that, far from this influence being a mere consequence of the wider influence Wilde enjoyed over ...
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