Luis de Camoes
Portuguese Renaissance poet whose Os Luisiadas is the national epic of Portugal, celebrating Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. He is considered the greatest poet in the Portuguese language.
Works
- Os LuisiadasEpic poem chronicling Portuguese exploration and the voyage to India
- RimasLyric poetry exploring love, loss, and the human condition in verse
- SonnetsCollection of sonnets and love poems from Portuguese Renaissance tradition
- RedondilhasPortuguese verse form collection of light, strophic lyric poems