Os Lusíadas

Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Lus%C3%ADadas Release date is 2008-11-11

Produced by Rui Baptista. This book was transcribed from the online scans produced by the Portuguese Biblioteca Nacional Digital Produced by Rui Baptista. This book was transcribed from the online scans produced by the Portuguese Biblioteca Nacional Digital Produced by Rui Baptista. This book was transcribed from the online scans produced by the Portuguese _Biblioteca Nacional Digital_ (http://purl.pt/1/1/) Produced by Rui Baptista. This book was transcribed from the online scans produced by the Portuguese _Biblioteca Nacional Digital_ (http://purl.pt/1/1/)

"Os Lusíadas" by Luís de Camões is a Portuguese epic poem first published in 1572. This monumental work celebrates Vasco da Gama's discovery of a sea route to India, weaving Portuguese exploration with classical mythology. Written in ten cantos with over a thousand stanzas, the poem blends historical voyages with fantastic interpretations, featuring gods, heroes, and supernatural encounters. Widely considered Portugal's national epic, it stands alongside Virgil's "Aeneid" and Homer's works as one of literature's great epics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Portuguese poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700 Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Poetry Explorers -- Portugal -- Poetry India -- Discovery and exploration -- Poetry Portugal -- Colonies -- Asia -- Poetry Epic poetry, Portuguese

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