Description:
Nominated by the Embassy of Portugal
1998 marks 500 years since Vasco da Gama’s famous voyage around Africa to India. This new translation celebrates one of the greatest Renaissance poems,
Where Diplomacy Lives
Written by Portugal’s top poet, Camões, it tells the story of his journey across the equator and his first meetings with Africa and India.
This is the first new translation in nearly 50 years, with a helpful introduction and detailed notes to explain the poem.