The Lusiads

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Lusiads, by Luís Vaz de Camões, translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Read by Leni. 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (146MB) Download M4B Part 2 (122MB)

Directors & creators

Luis Vaz de Camões

Subjects

LibriVox; audio book; Portuguese literature; epic poetry; Camoens; Lusiads.

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