by Luís Vaz de Camões · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140440263
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«The Lusiads» (Los Lusiadas) is the epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (256 pages, in English).
The work narrates the expedition of Vasco da Gama which between 1497 and 1498 opened the sea route between Portugal and India by rounding Africa. Camões combines classical mythology, history and observation of the worlds Europeans were encountering at the time, and reflects on the glory, power and decline of nations.
Work originally published in 1572 as «Os Lusíadas». This English edition, translated by William C. Atkinson, was published on 30 April 1975.
For readers of epic poetry and classical literature, and for those interested in the history of Portugal and the age of discoveries.
