Camões, Luís de,  1524?-1580 <br/><br/>
Os Lusíadas 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Lus%C3%ADadas  Release date is 2002-07-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Maria Helena Moreira Rodriques and Victor Calha  Produced by Maria Helena Moreira Rodriques and Victor Calha 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>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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