Os Lusíadas
About this book
*Os Lusíadas*, usually translated as *The Lusiads*, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís de Camões and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's *Aeneid*. The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524). The ten cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and total 1,102 stanzas.
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Os Lusíadas é uma obra poética do escritor Luís Vaz de Camões, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelência. Provavelmente concluída em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no período literário do classicismo, três anos após o regresso do autor do Oriente. A obra é composta de dez cantos, 1102 estrofes que são oitavas decassílabas, sujeitas ao esquema rímico fixo AB AB AB CC – oitava rima camoniana. A acção central é a descoberta do caminho marítimo para a Índia por Vasco da Gama, à volta da qual se vão descrevendo outros episódios da história de Portugal, glorificando o povo português.
Subjects
- asia
- camoens
- catholic church
- classical period
- colonies
- concordances
- continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- criticism and interpretation
- description and travel
- discovery and exploration
- early works to 1800
- english
- english poetry
- epic poetry
- explorers
- facsimiles
- foreign relations
- gama, vasco da, 1469-1524
- history
- language arts
- lusiads
- manuscripts
- poetry
- poetry, history and criticism
- poetry (poetic works by one author)
- portuguese
- portuguese epic poetry
- portuguese explorers
- portuguese fiction
- portuguese language
- portuguese language reference
- portuguese language, study and teaching
- portuguese literature
- portuguese poetry
- psychophysiology
- romances
- spanish literature
- spanish poetry
- textbooks for foreign speakers
- translations from portugese
- translations from portuguese
- translations into english
- travel
- voyages and travels, poetry