Tag Archives: Theodor de Bry engravings

PROMETHEAN SPIRIT

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dave

The promethean spirit of the Renaissance man, forever inciting him to ”undertakings of high and sacrilegious daring,” is one of the major themes of ”The Lusiads” of Luiz Vaz de Camoens, or Camoes( 1524-1580 ) in his native Portugal. ”No … Continue reading →

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AMID BITS OF FLOATING WRECKAGE

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Dave

To North American taste, Camoens, is probably the least readable among the schoolroom classics of Western literature. he seems to be more pertinent, however read as a product of his native Lisbon, the seat of the West’s first overseas empire. … Continue reading →