Title: Os Lusíadas
First published: 1950
Description: *Os Lusíadas*, usually translated as *The Lusiads*, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís de Camões and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's *Aeneid*. The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524). The ten cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and total 1,102 stanzas.

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Os Lusíadas é uma obra poética do escritor Luís Vaz de Camões, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelência. Provavelmente concluída em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no período literário do classicismo, três anos após o regresso do autor do Oriente.
A obra é composta de dez cantos, 1102 estrofes que são oitavas decassílabas, sujeitas ao esquema rímico fixo AB AB AB CC – oitava rima camoniana. A acção central é a descoberta do caminho marítimo para a Índia por Vasco da Gama, à volta da qual se vão descrevendo outros episódios da história de Portugal, glorificando o povo português.
Subjects: Poetry, History, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Explorers, Early works to 1800, Portuguese Explorers, Colonies, Translations into English, Spanish poetry, Portuguese, Epic poetry, Concordances, Portuguese Epic poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, Portuguese poetry, Translations from Portugese, English poetry, Travel, Portuguese language, Textbooks for foreign speakers, English, Gama, vasco da, 1469-1524, Voyages and travels, poetry, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Portuguese language, study and teaching, Romances, Portuguese fiction, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Portuguese literature, Classical period, Camoens, Lusiads, Poetry, history and criticism, Language arts, Spanish literature, Asia, Portuguese language reference, Psychophysiology, Foreign relations, Catholic Church, Translations from Portuguese
Places: Portugal, India, Calicut. Merinda.
People: Vasco da Gama (1469-1524), Luís de Camões (1524?-1580), Vasco da Gama, Venus, Bacchus, Fernando de Azevedo (1894-1974)
Time periods: descoberta do caminho marítimo para a Índia, From mythical pre-history of Portugal until early 1500s A.D., Period of discoveries, 1385-1580