Histoires tragico-maritimes, 1552-1563, chefs d'oeuvres de naufrages portugais. arts Presentation and translation of six

Presentation and translation of six epistles by Guillaume de VAULX D'ARCY

III - 180 p

They were interested in the obscurity of his language

ont opéré des avancées décisives

Yet there is a long tradition of female war correspondents

Histoires tragico-maritimes, 1552-1563, chefs d'oeuvres de naufrages portugais. arts Presentation and translation of six"Magellane" collection. These astonishing tales of shipwreck constitute, with the Pilgrimage of Ferno Mendes Pinto, the masterpiece of Portuguese literature travel. Published in cheap booklets from the 16th century onwards, they experienced a great success before being gathered (at least twelve of them) them) by Bernardo Gomes de Brito, in 1735 1736, under the evocative title dHistria trgico maritima. The book brings together here the famous Loss of