Luís de Camões
Portuguese poet
Luís Vaz de Camões, sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Milton, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. Wikipedia
Born: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: June 10, 1580, Lisbon, Portugal
Place of burial: Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
Influenced by: Francesco Petrarca, Dante Alighieri, Virgil, and more
Parents: Simão Vaz de Camões and Ana de Sá de Macedo
Education: University of Coimbra
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Luís Vaz de Camões sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet.
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5 days ago · 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 ...
Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524 – June 10, 1580) was Portugal's greatest poet. He has been compared to Homer, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes or Shakespeare.
Sep 30, 2022 · Considered one of the Portuguese language's greatest poets, Luis de Camoes' skill has been compared to the likes of Shakespeare and Dante.
Luis de Camoens (Portuguese Luís Vaz de Camões); c. 1524 or 1525 — 20 June 1580, Lisbon) is Portugal's greatest poet. He was descended from a very ancient ...
Luís de Camões - Luís Vaz de Camões was a Portuguese poet from the sixteenth century, widely considered to be Portugal's greatest poet.
Luís Vaz de Camões is considered to be Portugal's greatest poet. His treatment of verse and his linguistic ability has been compared to literary ...
Born in 1524 or 1525; died 10 June, 1580. The most sublime figure in the history of Portuguese literature, Camões owes his lasting fame to his epic poem "Os ...
Biography, overview and critical analysis drawn from journals and periodicals in Gale Databases, exploring the author best known for The Lusiads and Rhymes.
Os Lusíadas describes the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama. The 10 cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and amount to 1,102 stanzas in all.