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Lifetime: 1482 - 1552 Passed: ≈ 472 years ago

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Bernardim Ribeiro

Books by Bernardim Ribeiro

Saudades: Historia de Menina e Moça Cover image

Saudades: Historia de Menina e Moça

Romance Fiction
Suffering Bucolic Lyricism Fatalism Novella Pastoral romance Misticism Intercalated stories

"Saudades: História de Menina e Moça" is considered the first pastoral romance written in Portuguese and the precursor of the bucolic genre in Portugal. Published in 1554, the novel tells the story of a young woman who is taken from her home and forc...