CamÕes, LuÍs De
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CAMOES, LUIS DE both: looesh di k moiNsh , 1524? 1580, Portuguese poet, the greatest figure in Portuguese literature. Born of a poor family, Camoes gained wide familiarity with classic literature at the Univ. of Coimbra. It is thought that...