Poetry
As Encruzilhadas de Deus
Not translated into English
José Régio · 1936
Synopsis
Poems in which a man stands at the crossroads of God and himself. He cries out his anguish and his revolt, demands the infinite and, when it is not given to him, demands more; he finds God deep within himself, in the burning bush, then dismisses a love he takes to be a dream. Between these great outbursts come more intimate pieces, such as “Pequena Elegia” or “Amor”. The collection is divided into several books, accompanied by drawings by the poet's brother.
Context
This collection arose from an abandoned project: after his Poemas de Deus e do Diabo, in 1925, the author had gathered new religious poems in two notebooks, under the title Novos Poemas de Deus e do Diabo; this project, reworked several times, came to nothing, and many of its pieces passed into this collection, his third book of poems. It appeared from the press of the review Presença, in Coimbra, illustrated by his brother Júlio; the title page bears 1935, but the book circulated in 1936, and António Sérgio acknowledged receipt of it in a letter of September.
Who it is for
A collection of poems in Portuguese, with no French translation; an ample, oratorical poetry that moves from the cry to the confidence.
Prizes and reception
Regarded by critics as Régio's poetic masterpiece and as one of the most representative books of his work.
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