Which poet wrote the national epic Os Lusíadas, published in 1572?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Luís de Camões, a Renaissance poet whose epic celebrates the Portuguese voyages of discovery
- Step 1: Os Lusíadas is the epic poem about Vasco da Gama's voyage to India, printed in 1572. Step 2. It is the work of Luís de Camões, the great poet of the Portuguese Renaissance. Answer: Luís de Camões. Why not the others: Pessoa wrote Mensagem in the twentieth century, Gil Vicente wrote plays, and Eça de Queirós wrote novels.
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