Navigating 450 years of Os Lusíadas

with Harvard University Library and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

hand painting of boat

Illustration by Omar Salomão

Luís de Camões

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For the better part of five centuries, Luís Vaz de Camões’ maritime epic has shaped poetics, politics, and notions of identity in the Lusophone world and beyond. Now, on the eve of a major anniversary, we’re calling on scholars and artists from around the globe to unpack that charged legacy, with extensive virtual and in-person conference programming.  

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Scholars from around the world will convene virtually and in Cambridge to assess and complicate Camões' legacy.

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