naufragio lastimoso sucesso perdiçam manoel de corte real jeronymo (1 résultats)

FIRST EDITION of one of the most important epic poems in the Portuguese language, generally acknowledged to be second only to the Lusiadas of Camões. Contemporaries of the two poets were far from unanimous in ranking Camões above Corte Real.The poem's subject is one of the most celebrated events in Portuguese history: the shipwreck of the São João off the coast of Natal in 1552, which was followed by a trek through the wilderness of southeast Africa. The Naufragio was and continues to be by far the most popular of several peculiarly Portuguese contemporary accounts of maritime disasters, later collected under the title Historia tragico-maritima. This tragic, romantic drama is simply told, yet omits none of the more tawdry aspects of the journey. It is also of crucial importance as a source for the ethno-history of the tribes of southeastern Africa, giving a wealth of information concerning the Bantu and the Hottentots prior to their extensive contacts with Europeans.Corte Real was perhaps born in the Azores in 1533. He was not only a poet but a painter, and possibly also a musician; he may have accompanied D. Sebastião to Alcácer Kebir and been captured there. The Naufragio and his other major work, Sucesso do segundo cerco de Diu, 1574, were written after he retired to an estate near Évora. He died sometime before May 12, 1590.