The Purpose of Praise: Past and Future in The Lusiads of Luís de CamõesKing's College, 1983 - 19 pages |
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... achievement and collective endeavour . Claiming that the real historical achievements which his poem praises are greater than all the fabled deeds of the heroes of romance , he boldly asserts that the epic history of Portugal , being ...
... achievement and collective endeavour . Claiming that the real historical achievements which his poem praises are greater than all the fabled deeds of the heroes of romance , he boldly asserts that the epic history of Portugal , being ...
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... achievements it praises are historically true emphasizes the contrast between the present and the past , providing an insidiously ambiguous counterpoint to the language of epic praise . C. M. Bowra has said that “ literary epic ...
... achievements it praises are historically true emphasizes the contrast between the present and the past , providing an insidiously ambiguous counterpoint to the language of epic praise . C. M. Bowra has said that “ literary epic ...
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... achievements of poetry , and compares the actual writing of his poem to a long and perilous sea voyage , claiming for himself and his poem a status equivalent to that of the heroes and deeds he is celebrating ( VII.78-82 ) . The ...
... achievements of poetry , and compares the actual writing of his poem to a long and perilous sea voyage , claiming for himself and his poem a status equivalent to that of the heroes and deeds he is celebrating ( VII.78-82 ) . The ...
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Acteon Aeneas Aeniad Arcadian Arquivos do Centro associated Augustus Caesar base love Boy King Brazilian C. R. Boxer Canto celebration Centro Cultural Português Christian contrast corruption Couto critical Cupid deeds denounces Diogo do Couto's divine Eclogue Eduardo Lourenço Elegy embodies empire Estrutura Fanshawe Faria e Sousa's future Gama's voyage golden age Helder Macedo humanist ideal Ilha dos Amores imperial India infernal darkness Island of Love Island of Venus João de Barros Jorge de Sena King's kingdom legends Lisbon Literatura Portuguesa London Luís de Camões Luís de Sousa Lusíadas Lusiads mariners messianic moral myth mythical nation neo-platonic nymphs op.cit Paris past pastoral regret perspective poem poet poet's Portugal Portugal's Professor Boxer prophetic redemptive restoration of harmony role Sebastian Sebastião Silenus sing soldier song Sousa Rebelo spirit stanzas Stephen Reckert symbolic Tethys theme Tityrus traditional Vasco da Gama Virgil Virgilian vision vós vossos world's disorder