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Pessoa dealt with several major depressions during his lifetime and was very aware of them. If anything he wallowed in his depressions. This is all documented.
by vasco 5y ago
Pessoa dealt with several major depressions during his lifetime and was very aware of them. If anything he wallowed in his depressions. This is all documented. I love his books so I'm biased, but this is too much of a dismissive comment about a writer with a great body of work. If anything I think his struggles improved his writing which can help people deal with their own depressive moods, even if it prevented him from leading a happy life himself.
- sharikous 5y agoI did not mean to dismiss him, sorry if it seemed that way. I enjoyed some of his works. You can admire his work but not follow his lifestyle, that's I think relevant for many artists.
- soneca 5y agoIt felt a dismissive comment for me too, but I think the main point of GP is that you are wrong about Pessoa being ”in denial” of his depression.