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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Monteiro, George
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 40.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.