The influence of his masterpiece os lusiadas is so profound that portuguese is sometimes called the language of camoes. The 10 cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and amount to 1,102 stanzas. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The work describes the discovery of a sea route to india by vasco da gama. Divido em dez cantos, o longo poema epico e um grande elogio ao povo portugues. Contribute to josephinelonejoshjosh development by creating an account on github. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read os lusiadas. It is written in homeric fashion and focuses mainly on a fantastical interpretation of the portuguese voyages of. When you travel in portugal and see a painting or statue of a man in medieval armor with one eye closed, you can pretty much count on it being a painting or statue of camoes, who lost an eye as a portuguese soldier. Numa clara alegoria, os portugueses, senhores do amor e da guerra, protegidos por venus e marte, triunfam sobre os oceanos netuno e sobre seus adversarios no oriente baco. The lusiads, which describes vasco da gamas discovery of the. Portuguese free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry in portuguese and in spanish and drama but is best remembered for his epic work os lusiadas the lusiads. On the one hand, we have a portuguese poet and writer trying to create something big and who eventually achieved it, as os lusiadas is commonly referred to as to the most important work of art of the portuguese language. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Com sua epopeia, camoes consagrouse como nosso maior poeta. First published in 1572, the lusiads is one of the greatest epic poems of the renaissance, immortalizing portugals voyages of discovery with an unrivalled. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of shakespeare, vondel, homer, virgil, and dante. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of shakespeare, vondel, homer, virgil and dante.
Camoes captured the knowledge and the atmosphere of the world of his time and render them to us in a way that only the great poets can do. Os lusiadas is often regarded as portugals national epic. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of homer, virgil, and dante. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Provavelmente concluida em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no periodo literario do classicismo, tres anos apos o regresso. Confira tambem os ebooks mais vendidos, lancamentos e livros digitais exclusivos. Nov 11, 2008 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jul 01, 2002 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work os lusiadas the lusiads.