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
literary work
author Luís de Camões
centuryOfPublication 16th century
containsEpisode Adamastor episode
Council of the Gods
The Island of Love
The Machine of the World
countryOfOrigin Portugal
dedicatedTo King Sebastian of Portugal
featuresCharacter Portuguese sailors
Vasco da Gama
classical gods
genre epic poetry
hasAdaptation operatic works
theatrical adaptations
hasTheme Christian faith
danger of hubris
glory and fame
heroism
imperial expansion
sea voyages
influenced Portuguese literature
Portuguese national consciousness
literaryForm narrative poem
literaryMovement Renaissance
literaryStatus national epic of Portugal
literaryTechnique catalogues of heroes
epic similes
in medias res opening
metre decasyllabic verse
ottava rima
narrativeFocus first voyage of Vasco da Gama to India
numberOfCantos 10
openingInvocation to the Muses
to the nymphs of the Tagus
originalLanguage Portuguese
placeOfFirstPublication Lisbon
publicationDate 1572
publisher António Gonçalves
refersTo Lusitanians
setting Age of Discoveries
structure stanzas of eight lines
subject Portuguese maritime explorations
voyages of Vasco da Gama
symbolizes Portuguese national identity
titleLanguage Portuguese
titleMeaning The Lusiads
usesMythology Greco-Roman mythology


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