O tédio no Livro do desassossego

The Book of Disquiet represents one of the most relevant and significant writings of the Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa. The work consists of a compilation of various texts and most of them are attributed to Bernardo Soares. Due to its structure and thematic complexity, The Book of disquiet takes into consideration very different subjects, situations and feelings, among which stands out the theme of tedium. The main purpose of this article is to consider the case of being tedious, under the perspective of its understanding, the causes of its manifestation and the attempts for its overcoming. This analysis is circumscribed to the book of the Assistant bookkeeper in the City of Lisbon, focusing a special attention to the occasions where the word tedium appears.