Camoëns

American  

[kam-oh-ens] / ˈkæm oʊˌɛns /

Also Camões

noun

1. Luis Vaz de 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.

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Camoëns British  

/ ˈkæməʊˌɛns, kaˈmõiʃ /

noun

1. Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

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Example Sentences

In this and other descriptions of Nature Camoëns shows more of the scientific spirit than any other poet of his time.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

Pope.—Yes; he had that fault in common with Dante, with Ariosto, and with Camoëns.

From Dialogues of the Dead by Morley, Henry

Camoëns, who had so nobly supported his own misfortunes, sank under those of his country.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

Sixteen years after his departure from Lisbon, Camoëns returned to his native city, bringing nothing save his completed epic, which, owing to the pestilence then raging in Europe, could be published only in 1572.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

After his banishment Camoëns obtained permission to join the forces directed against the Moors, and shortly after lost an eye in an engagement in the Strait of Gibraltar.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)