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Luís de Camões

16th-century Portuguese poet · Portugal · Writers · Lived 1524 to 1580 · aged 56

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The Portuguese poet whose epic Os Lusíadas became so central to the language that Portuguese itself is sometimes called "the language of Camões." His mastery of verse has drawn comparisons to Shakespeare, Homer, Virgil, and Dante.

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Luís Vaz de Camões was born around 1524 or 1525 and spent his life working in verse - lyrical poetry, drama, and above all the epic that would outlast him. Os Lusíadas became his masterpiece, the work that fused his name to the Portuguese language itself. Another collection, The Parnasum of Luís de Camões, was lost during his lifetime. He died on 10 June 1580, a date now observed as Portugal's national day.

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Portugal
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1524 to 1580 · aged 56

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