Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet (born 1524–25)

Luís de Camões

Portuguese poet (c. 1524–1580)

Luís Vaz de Camões, sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Milton, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. He wrote a considerable amount…