TY - BOOK AU - Toci,Ettore TI - Lusitania: Canti popolari portoghesi AV - PQ PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Portuguese poetry -- Translations into Italian KW - Folk songs, Portuguese -- Texts KW - Ballads, Portuguese -- Texts N1 - Release date is 2011-04-11; Produced by Júlio Reis, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Lusitania: Canti popolari portoghesi" by Ettore Toci is a collection of Portuguese folk songs, likely written in the late 19th century. The work serves to translate and annotate various traditional romances that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Portugal, particularly focusing on themes such as love, battle, and heroic deeds. At the start of the collection, the text offers an explanation of the origins and characteristics of Portuguese folk romances, detailing their historical context and stylistic features. It includes references to well-known figures and themes from Portuguese tradition, setting the stage for the popular songs and stories that follow. The opening portion establishes the significance of these songs as a means of preserving cultural narratives and highlights their role in expressing the sentiments of the Portuguese people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35802 ER -