Portugal
Adventurer and poet Luis de Camoes (c. 1524-1580) wrote the epic poem "Os Lusiadas" (The Lusiads), with Virgil's Aeneid as his main influence. Modern Portuguese poetry is rooted in neoclassic and contemporary styles, as exemplified by Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935). Modern Portuguese literature is represented by authors such as Almeida Garrett, Camilo Castelo Branco, Eca de Queiroz, Fernando Pessoa, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Antonio Lobo Antunes and Miguel Torga. Particularly popular and distinguished is Jose Saramago, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who was Luis de Camoes?
Adventurer and poet
Adventurer and poet Luis de Camoes (c. 1524-1580) wrote the epic poem "Os Lusiadas" (The Lusiads), with Virgil's Aeneid as his main influence.
Luis de Camoes