Sonnets and Selected Poems

Antero De Quental (1842-1891), born in the Azores, is widely recognized as the greatest poet of his generation. Onesimo T. Almeida is professor of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown University. Mario Pereira is executive editor of Tagus Press.

Acknowledgments Introduction. On Antero de Quental's Sonnets: A Note to the Reader Editor's Note. Antero de Quental on Translators and Translation Translator's Note Autobiography The Sonnets 1860-1862 Ignoto Deo Ignoto Deo (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Ignoto Deo ( Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Ignoto Deo (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Ignoto Deo (Richard Zenith) Lamento A Lament (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Lament, 1st version (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Lament, 2nd version ( Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Lament (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Lamento" (Fernando Pessoa) A M. C. Partial Translation of "A M. C." (Fernando Pessoa) To M. C. (Grace Holleran & Fernando Pessoa, 2022) A Santos Valente To Santos Valente (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To Santos Valente (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Tormento do Ideal The Torment of the Ideal (Edgar Prestage, 1894) The Torment of the Ideal (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Tormento do Ideal" (Fernando Pessoa) The Torment of the Ideal (Leonard S. Downes, 1947) Torment of the Ideal (Jose Rodrigues Migueis and Raymond Sayers, 1961) Aspiracao Yearning (Grace Holleran, 2022) A Florido Teles To Florido Telles (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To Florido Telles (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Salmo Psalm (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A M. C. Partial Translation of "A M. C." (Fernando Pessoa) To M. C. (Grace Holleran & Fernando Pessoa, 2022) A Joao de Deus To Joao de Deus (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To Joao de Deus (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A Alberto Teles To Alberto Telles (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To Alberto Telles (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) To Alberto Telles (Richard Zenith) A J. Felix dos Santos To J. Felix dos Santos (Edgar Prestage, 1894) A M. C. To M. C. (Grace Holleran, 2022) A Alberto Sampaio To Alberto Sampaio (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A Germano Meyrelles To Germano Meyrelles (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To Germano Meyrelles (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A M. C. To M. C. (Grace Holleran, 2022) Ad Amicos Ad Amicos (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Ad Amicos (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A Um Crucifixo To a Crucifix (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Desesperanca Despair (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Beatrice Beatrice (Grace Holleran, 2022) 1862-1866 Amor Vivo Living Love (Edgar Prestage, 1894) A Living Love (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Visita A Visit (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Visita" (Richard Garnett, 1897) The Visit (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Pequenina Little One (Edgar Prestage, 1894) A Sulamita The Shulamite (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Sonho Oriental An Eastern Dream (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Sonho Oriental" (Richard Garnett, 1897) A Dream of the Orient (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Quinze Anos At Fifteen Years (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Idilio An Idyll (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Idilio" (Richard Garnett, 1897) Idyl (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Idyll (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Idilio" (Fernando Pessoa) Nocturno The Spirit of Night (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Nocturne (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Noturno" (Fernando Pessoa) Nocturne (Harold Morland, 1947) Nocturne (Jose Rodrigues Migueis and Raymond Sayers, 1961) Sonho A Dream (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Dream (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Dream (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Amaritudo Amaritudo (Grace Holleran, 2022) Abnegacao Self-Denial (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Abnegacao " (Richard Garnett, 1897) Aparicao A Spectre (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Apparition (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Acordando Awakening (Aubrey F. G. Bell, 1913) Awakening (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Mae?.?.?. A Mother (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Mother (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Na Capela In The Chapel (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Na Capela" (Fernando Pessoa) Velut Umbra Velut Umbra (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Mea Culpa Mea Culpa (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) O palacio da ventura The Palace of Happiness (Edgar Prestage, 1894) The Palace of Delight (Aubrey F. G. Bell, 1913) The Abode of Happiness (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) The Palace of Delight (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "O palacio da ventura" (Fernando Pessoa) The Palace of Fortune (Richard Zenith) The Palace of Fortune (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Jura An Oath (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Ideal Ideal (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Enquanto outros combatem Whilst Others Fight (Edgar Prestage, 1894) While Others Fight (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Despondency Despondency (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Despondency"(Richard Garnett, 1897) Despondency (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Despondency" (Fernando Pessoa) Translation of "Despondency" (Richard Zenith) Despondency (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Das Unnennbare Das Unnennbare (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Das Unnennbare (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Das Unnennbare" (Fernando Pessoa) Das Unnennbare (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Metempsicose Metempsychosis (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Metempsychosis (George Monteiro, 1983) Uma amiga A Woman Friend (Edgar Prestage, 1894) A Uma Mulher To A Woman (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Voz do Outono The Voice Of Autumn (Edgar Prestage, 1894) A Voice In Autumn (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Sepultura romantica A Romantic Burying-Place (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Sepultura romantica", (Richard Garnett, 1897) Romantic Sepulcher (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Romantic Burial (Leonard S. Downes, 1947) Romantic Burial (George Monteiro, 1983) Romantic Tomb (John M. Kinsella, 2007) 1864-1874 A Ideia A Ideia I The Ideal I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) II II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) III III (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) IV IV (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) V V (Edgar Prestage, 1894) V (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) VI VI (Edgar Prestage, 1894) VI (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) VII VII (Edgar Prestage, 1894) VII (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) VIII VIII (Edgar Prestage, 1894) VIII (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A Um Crucifixo (Lendo, passados 12 anos, o soneto da parte 1.a que tem o mesmo titulo) To A Crucifix (Upon reading, after twelve years, the sonnet of like title in the First Part.) (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Dialogo A Dialogue (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Mais Luz More Light (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Tese e Antitese I Thesis and Antithesis I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Tese e Antitese II Thesis and Antithesis II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Justitia Mater Justitia Mater (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Palavras Dum Certo Morto Words of One of the Dead (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Words of A Certain Dead Man (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Words of A Certain Dead Man (Richard Zenith) A Um Poeta To a Poet (Edgar Prestage, 1894) To a Poet (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Arise and Walk (Translated by John M. Kinsella, 2007) Hino A Razao Hymn To Reason (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) 1874-1880 Homo Homo (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Homo" (Fernando Pessoa) Disputa Em Familia I Family Dispute I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Disputa Em Familia II Family Dispute II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Mors Liberatrix Mors Liberatrix (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Mors Liberatrix (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) Mors Liberatrix (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) O Inconsciente The Unconscious One (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "O Inconsciente" (Fernando Pessoa) The Unconscious (Richard Zenith) The Unconscious (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Mors-Amor Mors-Amor (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Translation of "Mors-Amor" (Richard Garnett, 1897) Mors-Amor (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Estoicismo Stoicism (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Anima Mea My Soul (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Anima Mea (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Divina Comedia (Ao Dr. Jose Falcao) The Divine Comedy (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Divine Comedy (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Divina Comedia" (Fernando Pessoa) Divine Comedy (Richard Zenith) Divine Comedy (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Espiritualismo I Spirituality I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Espiritualismo II Spirituality II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) O Convertido (A Goncalves Crespo) The Convert (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "O Convertido" (Fernando Pessoa) The Convert (to Goncalves Crespo) (George Monteiro, 1983) The Convert (Richard Zenith) The Convert (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Espectros Specters (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) A Virgem Santissima (Cheia de Graca, Mae de Misericordia) To The Most Holy Virgin (Full of Grace, Mother of Mercy) (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) The Most Holy Virgin (Full of Grace, mother of Misericord) (Roy Campbell, 1957) Partial Translation of "A Virgem Santissima"(Fernando Pessoa) Nox (A Fernando Leal) Nox (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Nox (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Em Viagem On The Journey (Edgar Prestage, 1894) The Journey (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Quia AEternus Quia Aeternus (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Quia Aeternus (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Quia Aeternus" (Fernando Pessoa) No Turbilhao In the Whirlwind (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Upon the Whirlwind (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "No Turbilhao" (Fernando Pessoa) Ignotus Ignotus (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Ignotus (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Ignotus" (Fernando Pessoa) No Circo In the Circus (Edgar Prestage, 1894) In the Arena (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "No Circo" (Fernando Pessoa) Nirvana Nirvana (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Nirvana (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Nirvana" (Fernando Pessoa) Nirvana (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Consulta Consultation (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Visao Vision (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) 1880-1884 Transcendentalismo Transcendentalism (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Transcendentalism (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Transcendentalismo" (Fernando Pessoa) Evolucao Evolution (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Evolution (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Evolucao" (Fernando Pessoa) Elogio da Morte Elogio da Morte I In Praise of Death I (Edgar Prestage, 1894) In Praise of Death I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) II II (Edgar Prestage, 1894) II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Elogio da Morte II" (Fernando Pessoa) In Praise of Death II (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) III III (Edgar Prestage, 1894) III (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) IV IV (Edgar Prestage, 1894) IV (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Elogio da Morte IV" (Fernando Pessoa) V V (Edgar Prestage, 1894) V (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Elogio da Morte V" (Fernando Pessoa) VI VI (Edgar Prestage, 1894) VI (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Elogio da Morte VI" (Fernando Pessoa) Contemplacao Contemplation (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Contemplacao " (Fernando Pessoa) Lacrymae Rerum (A Tommaso Cannizzaro) Lacrymae Rerum (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Lacrymae Rerum (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Lacrymae Rerum" (Fernando Pessoa) Lacrymae Rerum (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Redencao (A Exma. Sr.a D. Celeste C. B. R.) Redencao I Redemption I (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Redemption I (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Redencao I " (Fernando Pessoa) Redemption I (Richard Zenith) II II (Edgar Prestage, 1894) II (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) II (Richard Zenith) Voz Interior (A Joao de Deus) The Inner Voice (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Luta (Fluxo e Refluxo Eterno?.?.?. Joao de Deus) Strife (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Struggle (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Logos Logos (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Logos (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Com os Mortos With the Dead (Edgar Prestage, 1894) With the Dead (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Oceano Nox (A A. de Azevedo Castelo Branco) Oceano Nox (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Oceano Nox (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Oceano Nox (John M. Kinsella, 2007) Comunhao (Ao Sr. Joao Lobo de Moura) Communion (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Communion (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Solemnia Verba Solemnia Verba (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Solemnia Verba (Aubrey F. G. Bell, 1913) Solemnia Verba (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) O Que Diz a Morte Death's Message (Edgar Prestage, 1894) Death's Message (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "O Que Diz a Morte " (Fernando Pessoa) Na Mao de Deus (A Exma. Sr.? D. Victoria de O. M.) In the Hand of God (Edgar Prestage, 1894) In the Hand of God (Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1918) In God's Hand (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Partial Translation of "Na Mao de Deus" (Fernando Pessoa) In the Hand of God (Harold Morland, 1947) In the Hand of God (Jose Rodrigues Migueis and Raymond Sayers, 1961) In the Hand of God (Fernando Pessoa & Jaime Rising, 2024) Selected Poems Poesias Lugubres Os cativos The prisoners (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Os vencidos The vanquished (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Entre sombras Shadows (Aubrey F. G. Bell, 1913) Amid the Shadows (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Hino da manha Hymn to Morning (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Hymn of the Morning (Roy Campbell, 1957) Hymn of the Morning (Jaime Rising, 2024) A Fada Negra The Black Fairy (S. Griswold Morley, 1922) Poems Iberia Iberia (George Young, 1916) Decomposicao Decay (George Young, 1916) Como o vento as sementes do pinheiro Growth (George Young, 1916) A Historia?? Ode to History (Jamie Rising, 2024) Nuvens da tarde Evening clouds (Jamie Rising, 2024) Epigrama transcendente Transcendent epigram (Jamie Rising, 2024)