Author: Luís de CamõesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Proposals for Printing by Subscription, the Lusiad: Or, the Discovery of India. An Epic Poem. With Notes Critical and Historical. Translated from the Portuguese of Camöens. To which is Prefixed, the History of India; and the Rise and Fall of the Portuguese Empire in the East. By William Julius Mickle
Author: Luís de CamõesThe Eighteenth Century
Author: Camoens
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Lusiad
Author: Luís de CamõesPublisher:
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Category : Poetry, Portuguese
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Curiosities of Literature
Author: Isaac DisraeliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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An Essay on Epic Poetry
Author: William HayleyNational Epics
Author: Kate Milner RabbPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465594280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
This volume is intended for an introduction to the study of the epics. While the simplicity and directness of the epic style seem to make such a book unnecessary, the fact that to many persons of literary tastes some of these great poems are inaccessible, and that to many more the pleasure of exploring for themselves "the realms of gold" is rendered impossible by the cares of business, has seemed sufficient excuse for its being. Though the beauty of the original is of necessity lost in a condensation of this kind, an endeavor has been made to preserve the characteristic epithets, and to retain what Mr. Arnold called "the simple truth about the matter of the poem." It is believed that the sketch prefacing each story, giving briefly the length, versification, and history of the poem, will have its value to those readers who have not access to the epics, and that the selections following the story, each recounting a complete incident, will give a better idea of the epic than could be formed from passages scattered through the text. The epic originated among tribes of barbarians, who deified departed heroes and recited legends in praise of their deeds. As the hymn developed, the chorus and strophe were dropped, and the narrative only was preserved. The word "epic" was used simply to distinguish the narrative poem, which was recited, from the lyric, which was sung, and from the dramatic, which was acted. As the nation passed from childhood to youth, the legends of the hero that each wandering minstrel had changed to suit his fancy, were collected and fused into one by some great poet, who by his power of unification made this written epic his own. This is the origin of the Hindu epics, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," the "Kalevala," the "Shah-Nameh," "Beowulf," the "Nibelungen Lied," the "Cid," and the "Song of Roland." The conditions for the production of the primitive epic exist but once in a nation's growth. Its later epics must be written on subjects of national importance, chosen by the poet, who arranges and embellishes his material according to the rules of the primitive epic.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama
Author: E. Cobham BrewerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734093228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer
Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of Italy, Spain and Portugal
Author: The Poets and Poetry of Europe
Author: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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