Portugal has enjoyed three major poetic ages of universal stature and interest: (1) the medieval era; with a large body of verse known as cantigas (canticles or songs) written by King Dinis and some 152 other troubadours; (2) the sixteenth century with such luminaries as Gil Vicente; court playwright and poet; and Luiacute;s de Camotilde;es; the most celebrated poet in the Portuguese language and author of the epic poem The Lusiads; and (3) the twentieth century; where there are numerous writers of unquestioned merit headed by the renowned Fernando Pessoa. These three poetic moments also enjoyed excellence in prose. Attention is called to the medieval chronicles of Fernao Lopes and; from the sixteenth century; the Perigrination of Fernatilde;o Mendes Pinto; and the so-called shipwreck literature; which can properly be called a genre invented by the Portuguese. Undoubetedly the best-known novelist of the twentieth ventury is Joseacute; Saramago; the first writer in Portuguese to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.----------Portugal usufruiu de trecirc;s eacute;pocas poeacute;ticas principais ou momentos altos de estatura e interesse universal: (1) a era medieval com um vasto corpo de versos conhecidos como cantigas; escritas pelo rei D. Dinis e uns outros 152 trovadores; (2) o seacute;culo XVI com eruditos como Gil Vicente; o poeta e dramaturgo da corte; e Luiacute;s Vaz de Camotilde;es; o poeta liacute;rico e escritor eacute;pico drsquo;Os Lusiacute;adas; e (3) o seacute;culo XX onde se encontram vaacute;rios poeta de meacute;rito inquestionaacute;vel; encabeccedil;ados pelo famoso Fernando Pessoa. Estes trecirc;s momentos poeacute;ticos que igualmente usufruiacute;ram de excelente prosa. Saliento as croacute;nicas medievais de Fernatilde;o Lopes; do seacute;culo dezasseis; a Peregrinaccedil;atilde;o de Fernatilde;o Mendes Pinto; e a chamada literatura traacute;gico-mariacute;tima; um geacute;nero que se pode afirmar ter sido inventado pelos portugueses. Sem duacute;vida o romancista mais conhecido do seacute;culo XX eacute; Joseacute; Saramago; o primeiro recipiente do Preacute;mio Nobel de literatura por um escritor da liacute;ngua portuguesa.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Some old carols music - likely some of your favorites missing. Index hard to use.By Henry KerkhovenSome old carols - likely some of your favorites missingThis book contains 50+ old carol lyrics and music.Having lyrics with music is handy if you read music.The format is scan images; you can not make larger / smaller.The index is at the end of the book; and is a scan image. You can Not Click to get to a carol.Some of my favorites are missing from the carol selection. None of the carols I remember growing up with; are in the book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good SATB aerrangements of traditional Christmas carols.By CustomerExactly what I had been looking for - good; simple; SATB arrangements of traditional Christmas Carols. The little stories also provide a good context.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love the carol stories!By BikerI purchased this book as a gift for someone; and they loved it. The stories inside describing each carol make the book unique and make the carols more meaningful. It is thick enough to have many popular songs in it yet thin enough to easily carry around for caroling! I would buy this again.
