Did Luís de Camões, the poet who soon became a myth, end up without having “a sheet with which to cover himself”?
The conversation covered Camões’ biography, starting from questions about his place of birth, his likely attendance at the University of Coimbra and then the Court, passing through the wandering life that took him to North Africa, India and Macau, and ending on his return to Portugal, to the publication of “Os Lusíadas”, and to his death in poverty. Who was the man beyond the historical figure who soon became a myth?
Jose Fonseca Fernandes
A relaxed dialogue around History, its greatest characters and events. ‘History repeats itself’ is not a class, but it aims to arouse curiosity about the past and build bridges with the present. Every week Henrique Monteiro and Lourenço Pereira Coutinho start from a point that can lead to many others… That’s what good conversations are like. Listen to other episodes here:
