Luís de Camões

Luís Vaz de Camõespronounced luˈiʃ vaʃ dɨ kaˈmõĩʃ; sometimes rendered in English from old Portuguese as Camoens (c. 1524 – June 10, 1580) was Portugal's greatest poet. He has been compared to Homer, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes or Shakespeare. He wrote lyrical poetry (in Portuguese and in Spanish) and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas. (His philosophical work The Parnasum of Luís Vaz was lost, stolen with part of Os Lusíadas by envious enemies while he was staying at Mozambique.)

 Works 
 Os Lusíadas
Is about the exploration of Portuguese people through Africa and the West Indies. It talks a lot about Vasco de Gama.
 The Parnasum of Luís Vaz (lost)

 Legacy 
Today, a museum dedicated to Camões can be found in Macau, the Museu Luís de Camões.

 Bibliography 
 English 

A biography about Camões is Life of Camões, by John Adamson, published by Longman in 1820.
 Luis de Camões: Epic and Lyric, ed. Keith Bosley (1990)
 Camoens: His Life and his Lusiads, 1881
 The Place of Camoens in Literature / Nabuco, Joaquim., 1908
 Luis de Camões / Bell, Aubrey F. G., 1923
 Camoens, Central Figure of Portuguese Lit. / Goldberg, Isaac., 1924
 From Virgil to Milton / Bowra, C. M., 1945
 Camoens and the Epic of the Lusiads / Hart, Henry Hersch., 1962
 The Lusiads of Luiz de Camões / Bacon, Leonard., 1966
 The Presence of Camões / Monteiro, George., 1996
 The Lusiads / White, Landeg., 2002

 Notes 

 Related pages 
Portuguese literature
 Other websites 


 Luis Vaz de Camões - Catholic Encyclopedia article
 Fulgrosse's Blog about Luiz Vaz de Camões and his mysteries

Category:1521 births
Category:1580 deaths
Category:Portuguese poets