Os Lusíadas
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Os Lusíadas is a 16th-century epic poem by Luís de Camões that celebrates Portuguese maritime explorations and the voyages of Vasco da Gama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epic poem
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literary work → |
| author |
Luís de Camões
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| centuryOfPublication |
16th century
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| containsEpisode |
Adamastor episode
→
Council of the Gods → The Island of Love → The Machine of the World → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Portugal
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| dedicatedTo |
King Sebastian of Portugal
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| featuresCharacter |
Portuguese sailors
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Vasco da Gama → classical gods → |
| genre |
epic poetry
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| hasAdaptation |
operatic works
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theatrical adaptations → |
| hasTheme |
Christian faith
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danger of hubris → glory and fame → heroism → imperial expansion → sea voyages → |
| influenced |
Portuguese literature
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Portuguese national consciousness → |
| literaryForm |
narrative poem
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| literaryMovement |
Renaissance
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| literaryStatus |
national epic of Portugal
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| literaryTechnique |
catalogues of heroes
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epic similes → in medias res opening → |
| metre |
decasyllabic verse
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ottava rima → |
| narrativeFocus |
first voyage of Vasco da Gama to India
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| numberOfCantos |
10
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| openingInvocation |
to the Muses
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to the nymphs of the Tagus → |
| originalLanguage |
Portuguese
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| placeOfFirstPublication |
Lisbon
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| publicationDate |
1572
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| publisher |
António Gonçalves
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| refersTo |
Lusitanians
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| setting |
Age of Discoveries
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| structure |
stanzas of eight lines
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| subject |
Portuguese maritime explorations
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voyages of Vasco da Gama → |
| symbolizes |
Portuguese national identity
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| titleLanguage |
Portuguese
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| titleMeaning |
The Lusiads
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| usesMythology |
Greco-Roman mythology
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Council of the Gods
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The Machine of the World → |
appearsInWork |
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Luís de Camões
("Canto I of Os Lusíadas")
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Luís de Camões ("Canto X of Os Lusíadas") → |
hasPart |
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Council of the Gods
→
The Machine of the World → |
partOf |
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The Island of Love
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appearsIn |
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Rimas
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associatedWith |
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Luís de Camões
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describedBySource |
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Portugal Day
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linkedToWork |
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Luís de Camões
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notableWork |
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António Gonçalves
(""Os Lusíadas" by Luís de Camões")
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published |
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Os Lusíadas
("The Lusiads")
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titleMeaning |