Author:Luís de Camões
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| Luís de Camões (sometimes anglicized as Camoens) is considered Portugal's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Homer, Virgil, Dante and Shakespeare. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas. |
Luís de Camões
[edit] Poems
- Alma minha gentil, que te partiste
- Em quanto quiz Fortuna que tivesse
- "Eu cantarei de amor tao docemente"
- "Na metade do Ceo subido ardia"
- No mundo poucos annos, e cansados
- "Que levas, cruel morte? Hum claro dia"
- The Lusiads (1572)
[edit] About
- “Luis Vaz de Camões” in Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.
- “The Life of Camões” by William Julius Mickle in his 1776 translation of The Lusiads.
[edit] On his works
- “Lusiads, The” by William T. Brewster in The Encyclopedia Americana. New York, 1920.
