TY - BOOK AU - Monteiro,George TI - The presence of Camoes: influences on the literature of England, America, and Southern Africa T2 - Studies in Romance languages SN - 9780813156866 AV - PS159.P8 M66 1996 U1 - 810.9 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Lexington PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Cam�oes, Lu�is de, KW - English literature KW - History and criticism KW - Portuguese influences KW - Southern African literature KW - American literature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - American KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) KW - Literature KW - Portugal KW - In literature KW - Cam�oes, Lu�is de KW - 1524?-1580 KW - Influence KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Tasso's Legacy; 2 William Hayley's Patronage; 3 Elizabeth Barrett's Central Poem; 4 Poe's Knowledge; 5 Melville's Figural Artist; 6 Longfellow's Taste; 7 Higginson and Dickinson Tributes; 8 Elizabeth Bishop s Black Gold; 9 The Adamastor Story; 10 ""Alma Minha Gentil"" in English; Notes; Index N2 - Of the great epic poets in the Western tradition, Luis Vaz de Cam�oes (c. 1524- 1580) remains perhaps the least known outside his native Portugal, and his influence on literature in English has not been fully recognized. In this major work of comparative scholarship, George Monteiro thus breaks new ground, focusing on English-language writers whose vision and expression have been sharpened by their varied responses to Cam�oes. Introduced to English readers in 1655, Cam�oes's work from the beginning appealed strongly to writers. The young Elizabeth Barrett's Camonean poems, for example, inspired UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=938414 ER -