The Lus僘ds (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199539963)

1998 is the quincentenary of Vasca da Gama's voyage via southern Africa to India, the voyage celebrated in this new translation of one of the greatest poems of the Renaissance. Portugal's supreme poet Camoes was the first major European artist to cross the equator. The freshness of that original encounter with Africa and India is the very essence of Cams's vision. The first translation of The Lusiads for almost half a century, this new edition is complemented by an illuminating introduction and extensive notes.

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Author: Lu﨎 Vaz de Cams
ISBN-10: 0199539960
ISBN-13: 9780199539963
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.80d