![]() ![]() The action of the poem begins after an introduction, an invocation, and a dedication to King Sebastian. The 10 cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and amount to 1,102 stanzas. The work describes the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama. ![]() (Summary by Leni)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit . The Lusiads, epic poem by Lus de Cames, published in 1572 as Os Lusadas. In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton translated Camões' Lusiads, in what he considered "the most pleasing literary labour of his life". Modelled after the classic epic tradition, Camões' Lusiads are considered not only the first literary text in Modern Portuguese, but also a national epic of the same level as Vergil's Aeneid. The poem tells the tale of the Portuguese discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries, specially the voyage to India by Vasco da Gama. The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. LibriVox recording of The Lusiads, by Luís Vaz de Camões, translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton. ![]()
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