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Luís Vaz de Camões ( Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈvaʒ ðɨ kaˈmõjʃ]; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580), sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns [1] ( / ˈkæmoʊənz / KAM-oh-ənz ), is considered Portugal 's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare ...
Luís de Camões (born c. 1524/25, Lisbon, Portugal—died June 10, 1580, Lisbon) was Portugal’s great national poet, author of the epic poem Os Lusíadas (1572; The Lusiads ), which describes Vasco da Gama’s discovery of the sea route to India. Camões had a permanent and unparalleled impact on Portuguese and Brazilian literature alike ...
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Luís Vaz de Camões ( Lisboa [?], c. 1524 — Lisboa, 10 de junho de 1579 ou 1580) [ nota 1] foi um poeta nacional de Portugal, considerado uma das maiores figuras da literatura lusófona e um dos grandes poetas da tradição ocidental. Pouco se sabe com certeza sobre a sua vida. Aparentemente nasceu em Lisboa, de uma família da pequena nobreza.
Os Lusíadas (Portuguese pronunciation: [uʒ luˈzi.ɐðɐʃ]), usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524/5 – 1580) and first published in 1572.
May 27, 2020 · Luís de Camões (b. 1524?–d. 1579/1580) is the first great Western poet to have lived in Africa and Asia and is now widely considered to be a preeminent literary symbol of the beginnings of the globalized world. Often called the “Prince of Poets” in Renaissance Iberia, he wrote almost exclusively in Portuguese.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Luís de Camões . Luís de Camões, (born c. 1524/25, Lisbon—died June 10, 1580, Lisbon), Portuguese poet. A member of the impoverished aristocracy, he may have spent about 17 years in India.
May 23, 2018 · The Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camoëns (1524-1580), or Camões, is best known for "The Lusiads," which is among the best modern epics. He was a lyricist of rare perfection and is considered the greatest poet of the Portuguese language. Luis de Camoëns was the son of Simão Vaz, from Coimbra, and Ana de Sá e Macedo.
