THE LAPPIAE DESCRIPTIO BY DAMIÃO DE GÓIS
It is necessary to observe Damião de Góis’ course throughout Europe and his literary production for the period 1528-1540, in order to understand the context that made the portuguese humanist find interest in Lapland and the Sami people and write about the subject. We describe, in few words, the text...
| Published in: | Boletim de Estudos Clássicos |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
2016
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| Online Access: | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/bec/article/view/61_9 https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_61_9 |
| Summary: | It is necessary to observe Damião de Góis’ course throughout Europe and his literary production for the period 1528-1540, in order to understand the context that made the portuguese humanist find interest in Lapland and the Sami people and write about the subject. We describe, in few words, the textual history of the Lappiae descriptio and both theses concerning the veracity of his alleged voyage to Lapland. In the end, we present our translation of the Lappiae descriptio. É necessário analisar o percurso de Damião de Góis pela Europa e a sua produção literária no período 1528-1540, de modo a compreender-se o contexto que levou o humanista português a interessar-se pela Lapónia e pelos Lapões e a escrever sobre isso. Descrevemos, de forma breve, a história do texto da Lappiae descriptio e as duas teses acerca da veracidade da sua alegada viagem à Lapónia. No fim, apresentamos a nossa tradução da Lappiae descriptio. |
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