” II. ” ” ” 113, ” 904
” III. Historical ” ” 143, ” 1144
” IV. ” ” ” 104, ” 832
” V. The Voyage and geographical ” 100, ” 800
” VI. ” ” ” 99, ” 792
” VII. Geographico-historical ” 87, ” 696
” VIII. Historical ” ” 99, ” 792
” IX. Romantic ” ” 95, ” 760
” X. Geographico-ethnographico-historical ” 156, ” 1248
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Totals 1,102 8,816
The text of the Poem is immediately followed by the 79 _estancias
desprezadas_, or stanzas, which, omitted by Camoens, were printed
from manuscripts after his death. Of these 632 lines many were rejected
for special reasons, and not a few deserve translation: they are here
offered to the public for the first time.
Thus my Commentary falls naturally into IV. Chapters.
Chap. I. Biographical; with three Sections: § 1. Essay on the Life of
Camoens; § 2. Camoens the Man; and, § 3. Camoens the Poet.
Chap. II. Bibliographical; with five Sections: § 1. On translating
The Lusiads; § 2. English translators, with specimens; § 3. Notices
of English translators; § 4. Minor partial and miscellaneous English
translations; and, § 5. The present version.
Chap. III. Historical and Chronological; with four sections: § 1.
Portugal before the reign of D. Joam II.; § 2. D.D. Joam III. and
Manoel; § 3. The reign of D. Joam III.; and, § 4. The Annals of his
Country till the death of Camoens.
Chap. IV. Geographical; with four sections: § 1. Preliminary; § 2.
The Voyage of Da Gama; § 3. The Travels and Campaigns of Camoens in
the nearer East; and, § 4. In the further East. I make no apology for
the length of this topographical essay; the subject has been much
neglected by modern commentators.
Chap. V. Annotative. I have here placed explicatory and philological
details which illustrate the ten Cantos, concluding with three tables
borrowed from various sources. No. § 1. Editions of the works of
Camoens; § 2. Tables of Translations of the works, especially The
Lusiads; and, § 3. Contents of The Lusiads, which may serve as an
index of subjects.
In conclusion, I have to thank MESSRS. WYMAN for the care and
trouble they have taken in printing the Translation.
TRIESTE, _July 10, 1880_.
Os Lusiadas
(The Lusiads).