The Purpose of Praise: Past and Future in The Lusiads of Luís de CamõesKing's College, 1983 - 19 pages |
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... represents a metaphorical vision of history . It embodies the poet's conception of what that history means to his own age so that the past being celebrated in the poem becomes exemplary . The notion of celebration is , in fact ...
... represents a metaphorical vision of history . It embodies the poet's conception of what that history means to his own age so that the past being celebrated in the poem becomes exemplary . The notion of celebration is , in fact ...
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... represents the unredeemed malignant forces in human nature associated with the neo - platonic conception of " base ... representing the chief powers of existence : love / hatred , light / dark , harmony / chaos , good / evil , etcetera ...
... represents the unredeemed malignant forces in human nature associated with the neo - platonic conception of " base ... representing the chief powers of existence : love / hatred , light / dark , harmony / chaos , good / evil , etcetera ...
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... represent the spiritual alternative to his brutality . But Camões never really forgets that without wars there would ... represented by the epic and pastoral modes . As we have seen , the old man who denounces the demoralising ...
... represent the spiritual alternative to his brutality . But Camões never really forgets that without wars there would ... represented by the epic and pastoral modes . As we have seen , the old man who denounces the demoralising ...
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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