Delphi Collected Works of Luis de Camoes (Illustrated) [eKönyv: epub, mobi]

Portugal's greatest poet, Luís Vaz de Cam?es is famous for his epic poem 'The Lusiads' and his mastery of lyrical verse. His influence is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes simply referred to as the 'language of Cam?es'. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Cam?es' collected poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cam?es' life and works* Concise introductions to the poetry* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems* Multiple translations of 'The Lusiads' - including Richard Francis Burton's learned translation, first time in digital print* Provides a special dual English and Portuguese text, allowing readers to compare stanzas of Burton's translation and the original text - ideal for students* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes Cam?es' lyrical verse, translated by Burton - spend hours exploring the poet's rare works - available in no other collection* Features a bonus biography - discover Cam?es' literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Poetry BooksTHE LUSIADS: 1880 BURTON TRANSLATIONTHE LUSIADS: DUAL PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH TEXTTHE LUSIADS: 1776 MICKLE TRANSLATIONTHE LYRICKSThe BiographyBRIEF BIOGRAPHY: LUIS VAZ DE CAMOENS by Edgar PrestagePlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles