Historical Fiction

Lusiads

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  • 1880 first published
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Luís Vaz de Camões's Lusiads (1880) is a historical fiction novel.

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About Lusiads

The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tale of the Portuguese discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries, specially the voyage to India by Vasco da Gama. Modelled after the classic epic tradition, Camões' Lusiads are considered not only the first literary text in Modern Portuguese, but also a national epic of the same level as Vergil's Aeneid. In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton translated Camões' Lusiads, in what he considered "the most pleasing literary labour of his life". (Summary by Leni)
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Who wrote Lusiads?

Lusiads was written by Luís Vaz de Camões and first published in 1880.

What genre is Lusiads?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

Is there a free audiobook of Lusiads?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 46 min.

What books are similar to Lusiads?

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