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Author Monteiro, George.

Title The presence of Camoes : influences on the literature of England, America, and Southern Africa / George Monteiro.

Publication Info. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.

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Description 1 online resource (189 pages).
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Series Studies in Romance languages ; 40
Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 40.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Tasso's Legacy; 2 William Hayley's Patronage; 3 Elizabeth Barrett's Central Poem; 4 Poe's Knowledge; 5 Melville's Figural Artist; 6 Longfellow's Taste; 7 Higginson and Dickinson Tributes; 8 Elizabeth Bishop s Black Gold; 9 The Adamastor Story; 10 ""Alma Minha Gentil"" in English; Notes; Index.
Summary Of the great epic poets in the Western tradition, Luis Vaz de Camões (c. 1524- 1580) remains perhaps the least known outside his native Portugal, and his influence on literature in English has not been fully recognized. In this major work of comparative scholarship, George Monteiro thus breaks new ground, focusing on English-language writers whose vision and expression have been sharpened by their varied responses to Camões. Introduced to English readers in 1655, Camões's work from the beginning appealed strongly to writers. The young Elizabeth Barrett's Camonean poems, for example, inspired ...
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Subject Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580 -- Influence.
Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580.
English literature -- History and criticism.
English literature.
English literature -- Portuguese influences.
English literature -- Portuguese influences.
Southern African literature -- History and criticism.
Southern African literature.
Southern African literature -- Portuguese influences.
Southern African literature -- Portuguese influences.
American literature -- History and criticism.
American literature.
American literature -- Portuguese influences.
American literature -- Portuguese influences.
Portugal -- In literature.
Portugal.
Indexed Term American literature History and criticism
American literature Portuguese influences
Camões, Luís de 1524?-1580 Influence
English literature History and criticism
English literature Portuguese influences
Portugal In literature
Southern African literature History and criticism
Southern African literature Portuguese influences
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Monteiro, George. Presence of Camoes. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (DLC) 95046725
ISBN 9780813156866
0813156866
0813119529 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780813119526