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The Lusiads
Luis Vaz de Camões
JESPER C. SILVABSEd III-A, English
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Discover MeHangaroo
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Asik Asik Falls1
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Cape Melville Rainforest2
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Mount Mabu Rainforest3
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The LusiadsWhat’s with the title?
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Why The Lusiads?
Lusitania Latin name of Portugal
Lususmythical & eponymous heroes of Lusitania
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Why The Lusiads?
I am concerned
with Portuguese history and achieveme
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The LusiadsIn the
Autobiographical and Historical Context
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Luis Vaz de
CamõesPeriod: Portuguese RenaissanceGenre: Epic poetryLiterary Criticism: Classicism
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Luis Vaz de
CamõesHe is considered Portugal’s and the Portuguese language’s greatest poet.
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Sailing back to History
Reasons behind sea voyages of Portuguese:
1. Curiosity2. To find Prester John, a
mysterious Christian leader3. Economic considerations
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Sailing back to History
Why India? It pulled commerce out of
the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Lusiads
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The Lusiads
The Lusiads is so profound that Portuguese is called the “language of Camões.”
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The Lusiads
Ten cantos with 1102 number of stanzas
Decasyllabic ottava rima in a total of 8816 lines of verse.
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Definition of Terms
Canto part of
poem
Decasyllable poetic unit
with 10 syllables
Ottava rima a verse form
made up of eight lines in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abababcc
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ExampleOriginal
Ó caso grande, estranho e não cuidado,
Ó milagre claríssimo e evidente,Ó descoberto engano inopinado,Ó pérfida, inimiga e falsa gente!Quem poderá do mal aparelhadoLivrar-se sem perigo sabiamente,Se lá de cima a Guarda soberanaNão acudir à fraca força humana?
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ExampleTranslationSir Richard Fanshawe (Canto II, stanza 30)1O great, undreampt of, strange deliverance!2O miracle most clear and evident!3O fraud discovered by blind Ignorance!4O faithless Foes, and Men devilishly bent!5What care, what Wisdom, is of sufficience6The stroke of Secret mischief to prevent,7Unless the Sov'raign Guardian from on high8Supply the strength of frail Humanity?
abababcc
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Excerpt
O great, undreampt of, strange
deliverance!
Iambic pentameter
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Reason behind the Meter
Why Decasyllabic Ottava Rima? It is a flowing meter that
allows the narrative to move smoothly, and the long, assonant rhymes have a kind of lulling quality.
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The Characters
The Lusiads
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Vasco da Gama
He is a Portuguese sailor and explorer who heads the expedition to India.
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JupiterHe is the chief of the gods.
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VenusShe is a goddess friendly to the Portuguese.
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MarsHe is a war god who sides with Venus on the side of the Portuguese.
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BacchusHe is the patron god of Asia.
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AdamastorHe is the spirit
who appeared to da Gama.
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MercuryHe is a god who guides the Portuguese to Mombassa.
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NeptuneHe is the god of the sea who, at the request of Bacchus, sends storms to destroy the ships of the Portuguese.
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The Epic Cycle
The Lusiads
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The Epic Cycle
Status Quo
The epic begins with a dedication section with the poet paying homage to Virgil and Homer.
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The Epic Cycle
Call to Adventure
The people of Lusus have gone on to discover new worlds and impose its law in the concert of the nations.
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The Epic Cycle
Assistance
Venus + Mars + Zeus + Mercury
vs.Bacchus + Neptune
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The Epic Cycle
Departure
The Roman gods and goddesses watch over the voyage lead by Vasco da Gama.
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The Epic Cycle
Trials
Fake altar The Southern Cross, St.
Elmo’s Fire (maritime whirlwind)
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The Epic Cycle
Approach
Neptune unleashes powerful winds to sink the armada.
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The Epic Cycle
Crisis
Vasco da Gama sees the near destruction of his caravels.
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The Epic Cycle
Treasure
The Portuguese reaches the Indian city of Calicut.
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The Epic Cycle
Result
Bacchus appears in a vision to a Muslim priest in Samorin’s court and convinces him that the explorers are a threat.
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The Epic Cycle
Return
Venus prepares the Isle of Love for them to rest on and asks her son Cupid to inspire the Nereids with desire for them.
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The Epic Cycle
New Life
During a sumptuous feast on the Isle of love, Tethys, who is now the lover of da Gama, prophecies the future of Portuguese exploration and conquest.
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The Epic Cycle
Resolution
The sailors again set sail for home.
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