The Lusíads
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Author
Contributions
- White, Landeg. - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
64,500 words, Guess
Page Count
258 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780199539963
- ISBN-100199539960
- Goodreads3963963
- Library of Congress Control Number2008482113
- OCLC Control Number221192239
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- Better World Books9780199539963
- Open LibraryOL23212390M
Classifications
- DDC869.1/2
- LCCPQ9199.A2 W5 2008
Description
*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. ---------- 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.
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