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1998 is the quincentenary of Vasca da Gama's voyage via southern Africa to India, the voyage celebrated in this new translation of one of the greatest poems of the Renaissance. Portugal's supreme poet Camoes was the first major European artist to cross the equator. The freshness... Read Full Overview

The first European artist to cross the equator, Camoes's narrative reflects the novelty and fascination of that original encounter with Africa, India and the Far East. The poem's twin symbols are the Cross and the Astrolabe, and its celebration of a turning point in mankind's... Read Full Overview

Bem-vindo ao universo extraordin rio de Lu s Vaz de Cam es, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edi o de Os Lus adas, trazemos at si a melhor edi o esta admir vel pe a liter ria imortal. Os Lus adas uma obra po tica do escritor Lu s Vaz de... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

16th century poet Lu?s Vaz de Cam?es is widely considered as Portugal's greatest classical poet. Most likely born in Lisbon around 1524, Lu?s Vaz de Cam?es received a formal education, possibly from the University of Coimbra. While his family was poor, his heritage was noble... Read Full Overview

Os Lus adas is a Portuguese epic poem by Lu s Vaz de Cam es. It is written in Homeric fashion and focuses mainly on a fantastical interpretation of the Portuguese voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Os Lus adas is often regarded as Portugal's national epic,... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

[Preservada a ortografia de época.](Contém exatamente os X Cantos da obra de Camões, "Os Lusíadas".) - "Os Lusíadas é uma obra poética considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelência, onde Camões relata a descoberta do caminho marítimo da Índia por Vasco da Gama, descrevendo... Read Full Overview