Luís Vaz de Camões (ca.1524/25-1580) is reckoned the greatest
poet in the Portuguese language, granting him a position in the
national literature akin to that of Dante, Shakespeare, or Goethe.
He wrote a considerable amount of lyric poetry and at least three
dramas, but is best remembered for his epic poem Os Lusíadas (The
Lusiads), which set out to be, and succeeded in being, a Portuguese
epic of the nation that can stand alongside Virgil's Aeneid. As
Jonathan Griffin ably demonstrates in this volume, however, his
shorter works, mostly sonnets and redondilhas (roundels), are fine
lyrics and ought to be given the same serious attention that the
epic receives as of right. Little is known of Camões' life, other
than what we see "reported" in the Lusiads, but we do know that he
served as a common soldier in the East, serving in India, Africa
and Macau.
General
Imprint: |
Shearsman Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Shearsman Classics, 30 |
Release date: |
July 2021 |
Authors: |
Luiz Vaz De Camoes
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Translators: |
Jonathan Griffin
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Afterword by: |
Helder Macedo
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Introduction by: |
Jorge De Sena
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
92 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84861-676-9 |
Subtitles: |
Portuguese
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-84861-676-7 |
Barcode: |
9781848616769 |
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