CAMÕES, LUÍS DE

both: looēshˈ dĭ kəmoiNshˈ, 1524?–1580, Portuguese poet, the greatest figure in Portuguese literature. Born of a poor family, Camões gained wide familiarity with classic literature at the Univ. of Coimbra. It is thought that he fell in love with a lady of the Lisbon court, Dona Caterina de Ataíde, who became the inspiration for his fiery love poems. Banished from court in 1546 because of this romance, he served as a soldier in a Moroccan campaign, where he lost an eye. After his return from Africa he was imprisoned in 1552 for wounding a minor court aide in a street fight. He was released the next year after consenting to serve in India. Apparently he had already begun his most celebrated work, The Lusiads [Port. Os Lusíadas=sons of Lusus, i.e., the Portuguese] (1572), but this journey may have caused him to make Vasco da Gama's voyage over the same route the central theme of his epic. After fighting in India, Camões was given an official post at Macao in China. In 1558 charges were brought against him for maladministration at Macao, and he was put aboard a ship for Goa in India. The ship was wrecked, but he managed to save his manuscript for The Lusiads, and he returned to Portugal in 1570 by way of Mozambique. The publication of his epic won him a meager royal pension, and his work began to enjoy world fame. By 1655 it had appeared in English in a version by Sir Richard Fanshawe. Although modeled on Vergil and showing the influence of Ariosto, it is imitative of neither and is a great epic in its own right. The beauty of its poetry is enlivened by a vigorous and realistic narrative that embraces not only the voyage of Vasco da Gama but also much of Portuguese history. Apart from The Lusiads, however, Camões's flawlessly crafted sonnets and lyrics would have won him lasting fame.

See prose tr. of The Lusiads by L. Bacon (1950) and verse tr. by W. Atkinson (1962); selected poems tr. by K. Bosley (1990); studies ed. by A. Hower and R. Preto-Rodas (1985) and by K. Levy, R. Sternberg, and L. Bulger (1987).

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books on: CamOes LuIs De  - 107 results

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The Soledades, Gbongora's Masque of the Imagination
Book by Marsha S. Collins; University of Missouri Press, 2002
Subjects: Gaongora Y Argote, Luis De--1561-1627--Literary Style
...Cabinet of curiosities. See Wunderkammer Calder6n de la Barca, Pedro, 36, 204 Callisto, 87, 121 Camillo, Giulio, 81 Camoes, 59 Canossa, Count Lodovico da, 33, 34 Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 90, 94,97,98 Carducho, Bartolom6 and...
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Four Hundred Years of Shakespeare in Europe
Book by A. Luis Pujante, Ton Hoenselaars; University of Delaware Press, 2003
Subjects: Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Appreciation--Europe, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Influence, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Stage History--Europe, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Translations--History And Criticism
...tercentenary of the birth of the Portuguese national poet, Luis de Camoes, in 1880, and also following the de- bate over the...the church. 15 We find fascinating the way in which Camoes was rediscovered as cultural capital by the republicans...
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Six masters of the Spanish Sonnet: Essays and Translations
Book by Francisco De Quevedo, Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz, Antonio Machado, Federico Garcia Lorca, Jorge Borges Luis, Miguel Hernández, Willis Barnstone; Southern Illinois University Press, 1997
Subjects: Sonnets, Spanish, Sonnets, Spanish--Translations Into English
...parterre I watch the sky-bound water, Guiomar. Then you appear upon a finisterre, watching another sea, the sea of Spain that Camoes sang to us, a murky sea. Goddess, your memory is a well of pain, and can my absence be your company? The war has cut a...
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Portuguese Literature
Book by Aubrey F. G. Bell; Clarendon Press, 1922
...Joana , 107 . Vaz da Gama Guiomar , 174 . Vaz de Camoes Luis . See Camoes. Vaz de Camoes Simao , 174 . Vaz de Carvalho Maria Amalia , 324...258 . Velazquez Diego , 333 . Velez de Guevara Luis , 284 . Velez de Guevara Pero , 79 . Velho Alvaro...
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Imperialism and the Anti-Imperialist Mind
Book by Lewis Feuer; Prometheus Books, 1986
Subjects: Anti-Imperialist Movements, Imperialism, Progress, Regression (Civilization)
...58 - 59 Caesar, Julius, 57 , 58 , 59 Caligula, 59 Camoes, Luis de, 243 n.81 Caracalla, 60 Carter, Jimmy, 209...47 Davitt, Michael, 161 de Caceres, Simon, 71 de Camoes, Luis, 243 n.81 de Carajal, Luis, 73 de Crevecoeur...
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Review of Centro Virtual Camoes-Aprender Portugues
Journal article by Ricardo Vasconcelos; Language, Learning & Technology, Vol. 12, 2008
Subjects: Information services, Online information services, Online services
...learning training programme" (Centro Virtual Camoes, 2008, para. 2). The Instituto Camoes does offer online courses, but the use of...The Lusiads) by the 16th-century poet Luis de Camoes. Students can listen to good quality recordings...
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Moving the Monarch. the Rhetoric of Persuasion in Camoes's Lusiadas
Journal article by John De Oliveira E Silva; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 53, 2000
Subjects: Camoes, Luis de--Conduct of life, European literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--Conduct of life, Renaissance--Poetry
...Renaissance works, the Lusiadas by Luis de Camoes can he profitably interpreted...the Lusiadas (ca. 1572) of Luis de Camoes (ca. 1524-1580), proclaimed...From Virgil to Milton. London. Camoes, Luis de. 1776, 1778. The Lusiad...
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Medieval and Renaissance Spain and Portugal: Studies in Honor of Arthur L-F. Askins
Journal article by Luis F. Aviles; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Medieval and Renaissance Spain and Portugal: Studies in Honor of Arthur L-F. Askins (Book)--Book reviews
...Honor of Arthur L-F. Askins. by Luis F. Aviles Antonio Cortijo Ocana...Ana Hatherly compares the lives of Luis Vaz de Camoes and Fernao Mendes Pinto, in particular...philological and historical perspective. LUIS F. AVILES University of California...
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Books Received
Journal article; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: European literature--Bibliography, European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600, Renaissance literature--Bibliography
...95. ISBN: 0-89236-8314. ANTHOLOGIES AND TEXTS: Camoes, Luis de. Selected Sonnets: A Bilingual Edition. Ed. and...Casini, "Aristotelianism and Anti-Stoicism in Juan Luis Vivess Conception of the Emotions"; and Jill Kraye...
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The 1998 Nobel Lecture
Journal article by José Saramago; World Literature Today, Vol. 73, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...who proclaimed himself its Super Camoes)? No lesson would fit me, no...could have been offered to me by Luis Vaz de Camoes in his pure humanity: for instance...has been, or will have to be, Luis de Camoes, even if he has not written the...
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Macau Front of House
Magazine article by Cherry Barnett; History Today, Vol. 44, October 1994
Subjects: Historic buildings--Macao, Macao--Historic sites, Theaters--Macao
...garden as well as a monument to the Portuguese poet, Luis de Camoes. Both Lord Macartney and Lord Amhurst stayed there...more recently as the Macau Museum, also known as the Luis de Camoes Museum. Without doubt, an atmosphere of greater activity...
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The Last Outpost
Magazine article by Cherry Barnett; History Today, Vol. 49, December 1999
Subjects: China--History, International trade--History, Macao--History, Portuguese in foreign countries--History
...romance. Perhaps the presence of the great Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes in early Macao emphasises the spirit of the city, for...residential house in Macao, and long the home of the Camoes Museum. Modern property development in Macao has been...
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The Iberian Case of Sibling Rivalry: Spain vs. Portugal
Magazine article by Norman Berdichevsky; World and I, Vol. 22, April 2007
Subjects: Portugal--History, Portuguese foreign relations--History, Spain--History, Spanish foreign relations--History
...as an upstart and arrogant "big brother." As late as the sixteenth century, Portugals greatest national poet, Luis De Camoes, could still reflect on the two lands common heritage embracing all peoples of the Iberian peninsula. In his epic...
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Inconvenient Truths
Magazine article by Jonathan Wright; Geographical, Vol. 81, February 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Tangled Web: A Life of Sir Richard Burton (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...to human knowledge was limited. As a translator, Burton was woefully inadequate. The reviewer of his version of Luis de Camoes The Lusiads in the Manchester Examiner had it about right: Captain Burton does not write in the English of today...
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Pictures of the Floating World
Magazine article by Laura Wolff Scanlan; Humanities, Vol. 30, September 2009
Subjects: Aerospace industry, Appointments & personnel changes, Art galleries & museums, Bible, Books, Cemeteries, Conferences, Historic preservation, Libraries
...24 to mark the publication of Sonnets and Oilier Poems, a new bilingual translation of poems by Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camoes (e. 1524-1580), translated by Richard Zenith. The event features a presentation by Helen Vendler, former...
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Cultural Legacy
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2011
...Quixote and one of Spains - and the worlds - beloved literary figures.Portugal named its Instituto Camoes, launched in 1992, after Luis Vaz de Camoes, the countrys greatest poet.These institutions are their countrys primary vehicles for promoting...
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President Touts Positive Role of Portugal in World Affairs
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, May 31, 2000
Subjects: European Union, Portugal
...Mr. Clintons motorcade to the Jeronimos Monastery, where Mr. Clinton laid a wreath at the tomb of Portuguese poet Luis Camoes. Mr. Clinton spent 30 minutes touring the 500-year-old monastery, viewing carved columns and archways, an ornate...
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National Day of Portugal
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 10, 2007
...Portugal. It honors its 17th century national hero, Luis de Camoes, author of the greatest literary work in Portuguese...Embassy in the Philippines headed by Charge d Affaires Luis Brito Camara, on the occasion of their National Day.
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I'm Learning to Fly. in a Punto with Wings! Louise Boyle's Terror Turns to Wonder as She Takes the Controls High above Portugal's Glittering Silver Coast
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 6, 2011
...where a lighthouse perched on the cliff top offers spectacular views over the vast blue expanse of ocean beneath. Poet Luis de Camoes described it as where the land ends and the sea begins. Clambering over cliffs works up an appetite , so we lunched...
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Live the High Life in Lisbon; Travel: The Full-On Weekender: Spend 48 Hours in Portugal's Vibrant Capital and You'll Find Hip Bars, Hot Dining Spots and Great Shopping
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 30, 2005
...the 20-minute cab ride into town (about e15-20). 17.00 Check into the stylish Bairro Alto hotel (8 Praca Luis de Camoes, 00 351 21 340 82 88, www. bairroaltohotel.com), doubles from e350, created by Grace Leo Andrieu. The location...
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CamÕes, LuÍs De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAMOES, LUIS DE both: looesh di k moiNsh , 1524? 1580...Portuguese literature. Born of a poor family, Camoes gained wide familiarity with classic literature...of his epic. After fighting in India, Camoes was given an official post at Macao in...
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Lusiads, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LUSIADS, THE see Camoes, Luis de . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Portuguese Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...poetry, which reached their highest point in the works of Luis de Camoes . Camoes, known for his national epic Os Lusidas the...Castro, Alves Redol, Fernando Namora, Agustina Bessa Luis, and others. In the early 1970s Portuguese literary...
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Macao
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the fort and chapel of Guia (1626); the fort of Sao Paulo de Monte (16th cent.); and statues of da Gama and Luis de Camoes, who wrote (1558 59) part of The Lusiads there. Macao is separated from China proper by a barrier gate (built...
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Garrett, JoÃo Batista De Almeida
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...romanticism that he expressed most effectively in the plays Alfageme de Santarem and Frei Luis de Sousa (tr. Brother Luiz de Sousa, 1909), and the long poems Camoes and Dona Branca. Generally considered the greatest of Portuguese dramatists, he...


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