Os Lusíadas
Résumé
"Os Lusíadas" by Luís de Camões is a Portuguese epic poem first published in 1572. Often compared to Virgil's Aeneid, this ten-canto masterpiece celebrates Vasco da Gama's discovery of a sea route to India and the broader Portuguese voyages of discovery. Written in Homeric fashion with over 1,100 stanzas, the work blends historical events with mythological elements, featuring gods, nymphs, and fantastical interpretations of exploration. Portugal's national epic follows heroes destined to accomplish great deeds and transform into legends themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Public domain in the USA.
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Sujets (11)
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Poetry
- Poetry
- Epic poetry, Portuguese
- Explorers -- Portugal -- Poetry
- Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Poetry
- India -- Discovery and exploration -- Poetry
- Portugal -- Colonies -- Asia -- Poetry
- Portuguese poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700
- PT Poesia
- PQ