Camoëns

[ kam-oh-ens ]

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noun

Camoëns

/ ˈkæməʊˌɛns; kaˈmõiʃ /

CamoënsLuis Vaz de15241580MPortugueseWRITING: poet Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

In this and other descriptions of Nature Camoëns shows more of the scientific spirit than any other poet of his time.

A similar instance of posthumous coronation is mentioned in Camoëns' "Lusiad," canto iii.

If you would know Portugal in her great age of discovery and conquest and national expansion, read the “Lusiads” of Camoëns.

If you would know Portugal in her great age of discovery and conquest and national expansion, read the "Lusiads" of Camoëns.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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