The Purpose of Praise: Past and Future in The Lusiads of Luís de CamõesKing's College, 1983 - 19 pages |
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... true , will surpass the epics of antiquity and that Vasco da Gama will rob Aeneas of his fame ( I.12 ) . The comparison between Gama and Aenaes is central to the conception of history which Camões embodies in his poem . For if the ...
... true , will surpass the epics of antiquity and that Vasco da Gama will rob Aeneas of his fame ( I.12 ) . The comparison between Gama and Aenaes is central to the conception of history which Camões embodies in his poem . For if the ...
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... true wisdom . This is a motif that occurs frequently in humanist Renaissance literature . In the dedicatory letter which prefaces his book , Couto specifically associates his soldier with the bucolic figure of the mythical Silenus . As ...
... true wisdom . This is a motif that occurs frequently in humanist Renaissance literature . In the dedicatory letter which prefaces his book , Couto specifically associates his soldier with the bucolic figure of the mythical Silenus . As ...
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... true God works through second causes , it can be said that Tethys embodies the grace granted to those delivered from the " infernal darkness ” ( “ a treva escura ” ) of falsehood.20 It is this aspect of Tethys which provides the ...
... true God works through second causes , it can be said that Tethys embodies the grace granted to those delivered from the " infernal darkness ” ( “ a treva escura ” ) of falsehood.20 It is this aspect of Tethys which provides 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