The presence of Camoes : influences on the literature of England, America, and Southern Africa / George Monteiro.
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TextSeries: Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 40.Publication details: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (x, 189 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9780813156866
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- Cam�oes, Lu�is de, 1524?-1580 -- Influence
- Cam�oes, Lu�is de, 1524?-1580
- English literature -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Portuguese influences
- Southern African literature -- History and criticism
- Southern African literature -- Portuguese influences
- American literature -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Portuguese influences
- Portugal -- In literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General
- American literature
- American literature -- Portuguese influences
- English literature
- English literature -- Portuguese influences
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Literature
- Southern African literature
- Southern African literature -- Portuguese influences
- Portugal
- American literature History and criticism
- American literature Portuguese influences
- Cam�oes, Lu�is de 1524?-1580 Influence
- English literature History and criticism
- English literature Portuguese influences
- Portugal In literature
- Southern African literature History and criticism
- Southern African literature Portuguese influences
- 810.9 20
- PS159.P8 M66 1996
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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 ...
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