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Search - Camoens: His Life And His Lusiads - A Commentary (1881)

Camoens His Life And His Lusiads A Commentary - 1881
Author: Richard F. Burton

Originally published in 1880. CAMOENS: HIS LIFE AND HIS LUSIADS- A COMMENTARY by RICHARD F BURTON. IN TWO VOLUMES - VOLUME I. An account of Camoens life, includes several chapters PREFACE: CONTRARY to custom I have begun with my translation of the Poem, and have ended with uhat usually comes fiist, the Commentary Camoens his Life and his Lusiad... more »s, an Introduction now converted to a postscript, is necessary for the full comprehension of an Epic upwards of three centuries old ; and the following synopsis of the Portuguese Odyssey shows its fttn. Contents include: I The Voyage, in t stan/ as 106, lines 848 i, H . 113, 904 III Historical 143, 1144 IV , 104, 832 V The Voyage and geographical 100, 800 37 VI 99, 792 VII Geographico-historical 87, 696 VIII Historical 99, 792 IX Romantic 95, 760 X ( ieograpluco-ethnographico hi'stoncal 156, 1248 Totals 1,102 8,8 1 6 The text of the Poem is immediately followed by the 79 E\ tanctas d^ ptezadns, or Rejected stanzas, omitted by Camoen, which woic printed from manuscripts after vi Preface his death Of these 632 lines man) - were fc despised for special icasons, and not a feu deseiie tianslatzon they have been presented to the public foi the fhst time My Commentary falls naturally into fi\ e Chapteis, viz Chap I Biogiaphical, \ iiththzeeSettions T Kssay on the ! Life of Camoens , 2 Camoens the Man, and ^ 3 Camoens the Poet Chap II Bibliographical , \\ ith fi\ e Sections ^ T On translating The Lusiads , 2 Knghsh tianslators. \ vith specimens , ^ 3 Notices of Kn^ lish tians lators , 4 IVIinoi, paitial and mist dlaneous Knghsh translations , and, ? 5 The present \ ersion Chap III Histonral and C'luonolo^ ual : \\ ith four sections i Poitugal licfttu* the u-ij^ n of I) Joam II , $ 2 D. I) Joam III and Manoel , J 3 The leign of I) Joam IH. : and, 4 The Annals of his Counln nil UK* death ot < \ unrtcns Chap IV Gcogiaphital , - vMth loui sections i. Pic hminaiy, 2 TheAow^ f of I>* i ( ijnu, 3. The Tiavels ami Campaigns of ( ' amocns in the nearer Kast , and, 4 In tht* fuxthiz Kast I make no apology foi the Icnuth of thi* i topo giaphical essa> ; the subject has l> oen much neglected by modem commentators. Chap V Annotative I have here pl. nctl c\ j! icatoi> and philological details \ vhirh illustinte the text Preface vn The Appendix consists of three tables borrowed from various souices No i Editions of the works of Camoens , 2 Tables of Translations of the Obras ( woiks), especially The Lusiads , and, 3 Contents of The Lusiads, which may serve as an index of subjectb I venture to diaw the attention of my readeis to The Reviewei Reviewed, the Postscupt ending vcl n The chastisement therein admmisteied to ceitain ciiti casteis is severe , but they have diawn it do\ vn upon themselves In conclusion I have to thank Messrs. WYMAN &: SONS for the care and trouble they have taken in printing t the Commentaiy. RICHARD F. BURTON. TRIES ri-., Dct,. i, 1880.

ISBN-13: 9781443728850
ISBN-10: 1443728853
Publication Date: 11/4/2008
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Burton Press
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