Book Loving Girls

The book I have choosen is not my favourite book because I do not have one. Every book I have read since childhood has taken my time and occupied its place, even if nowadays I do not recall all of them. Nevertheless, the epic poem “Paradise Lost”, by John Milton, that I hold in the excellent translation by Fernando da Costa Soares e Raul Domingos Mateus da Silva, stands out for it is a mural on which one can always be sure of finding new images, ravishing in their deep meaning.

Adam and Eve’s disobedience and fall from grace, founding narrative in the jewish-christian civilization, can be seen among a fascinating set of symbols that, as far as I am concerned, will never be completely unveiled.

O livro que escolhi não é o meu livro favorito, porque não tenho um. Todos os que li desde a infância tomaram o meu tempo e ocuparam o seu lugar, mesmo que hoje não os recorde.
No entanto, o poema épico “Paraíso Perdido”, de John Milton, que aqui trago na excelente tradução de Fernando da Costa Soares e Raul Domingos Mateus da Silva, destaca-se por ser um mural para que se pode olhar sempre na certeza de encontrar imagens novas, deslumbrantes no seu significado profundo.

A desobediência de Adão e Eva e a sua queda em desgraça, narrativa fundadora da civilização judaico-cristã, aparece rodeada de todo um fascinante conjunto de símbolos que, para mim, nunca estará integralmente desvendado.

Ana Roque – October 5, 2011



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