The Camões, Luís de 1524?-1580 creator Mickle, William Julius 1735-1788 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Lusiad; Or, The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem" by Luís de Camões is a Portuguese epic poem first published in 1572. Written in ten cantos with over a thousand stanzas, this national masterpiece celebrates Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. Gods debate Portugal's fate while heroes face supernatural forces and treacherous seas. Through grand speeches and vivid descriptions, Camões transforms historical exploration into mythic adventure, elevating Portuguese sailors to legendary status and securing their place among history's greatest seafaring nations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Lus%C3%ADadas Release date is 2010-05-26 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) Original publication data not identified Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Poetry Explorers -- Portugal -- Poetry India -- Discovery and exploration -- Poetry Portugal -- Colonies -- Asia -- Poetry Epic poetry, Portuguese -- Translations into English Portuguese poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified 33038284 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32528 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32528 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133736.0 32528