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       Literary # Musa Velha

  by Francisco Palha

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Publicado originalmente no Porto, em 1883, Musa Velha reúne a voz poética de Francisco Palha num livro que encara a morte sem abandonar o humor. Em “Dona Morte”, a visitante de ossos descobertos entra em cena, senta-se junto ao leito e conversa com um eu lírico que tenta disfarçar o pavor sob réplicas espirituosas. A caveira, cansada do seu ofício, traz consigo a sombra do sofrimento alheio; o poeta, por sua vez, revela um coração ainda agitado pelas paixões mundanas. Entre o macabro e o cómico, a linguagem aproxima a morte da vida quotidiana, transformando o medo em diálogo e a solenidade em sátira. Musa Velha oferece ao leitor uma poesia de tom dramático e irreverente, marcada pelo confronto entre a fragilidade humana e a persistência do desejo de viver. Esta edição Publica.now Classics inclui uma nova capa tipográfica e páginas editoriais de abertura e encerramento.

 

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