The Oxford book of Portuguese verse: XIIth century-XXth century: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
The Oxford book of Portuguese verse: XIIth century-XXth century: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Oxford book of Portuguese verse: XIIth century-XXth century is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bell, Aubrey F. G. (Aubrey Fitz Gerald) (1882–1950).
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"The Oxford book of Portuguese verse" by Aubrey F. G. Bell is a poetry anthology written in the early 20th century. It offers a wide survey of Portuguese poetry from its medieval Galician-Portuguese roots through Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and modern currents, framed by a learned, scene‑setting introduction. Readers can expect a strong focus on the origins and evolution of Iberian lyric—especially the cantigas de amigo and related folk and courtly forms—alongside later classical and romantic strains. The opening of the anthology presents a dedication and an expansive introduction that traces Portuguese verse from 12th‑century Galician‑Portuguese song (contrasting imported troubadour court lyric with indigenous parallel‑strophed forms), through the Marian Cantigas of Alfonso X, the roles of King Dinis, Gil Vicente, Sá de Miranda, and Camões, and onward into Baroque gongorism, Arcadian neoclassicism, Romanticism, and early modern trends. After this survey, the selections begin with medieval pieces—barcarolas, bailadas, pastorelas, alvoradas, and cantigas de amigo—often voiced by women yearning for absent lovers amid rivers, seas, boats, dawns, dances, and pilgrimages, all marked by refrains and patterned parallelism. This opening cluster concludes with Alfonso X’s Galician hymns to the Virgin, which blend praise with miracle narratives, providing a devotional counterpoint to the secular sea‑and‑love songs that precede them.
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- Title: The Oxford book of Portuguese verse: XIIth century-XXth century
- Author credits: Bell, Aubrey F. G. (Aubrey Fitz Gerald) (1882–1950)
- Catalogue language: English
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- Portuguese poetry
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