Francisco de Moraes
Francisco de Moraes Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1500 |
| Died | 1572 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, secretary |
Francisco de Moraes Cabral,also spelledFrancisco de Morais Cabral(1500? – 1572), was a Portuguese writer. Born inBragança,he served as personal secretary to the Portuguese ambassador in France, and composed, during two voyages to Paris (1540 and 1546), achivalric romancecalledPalmeirim de Inglaterra;Palmerin of England), a "spin-off" of the popularAmadís de Gaulaseries.
Moraes' work would also obtain considerable success across Europe. Because of its title, it was particularly successful in England, where it was reprinted several times. A Spanish translation was made by Luis Hurtado in 1547, preceding the actual publication of the Portuguese text in 1567. It was translated from the Portuguese byEugène-François Garay de Montglaveand can be found inEugène Renduel,Bibliothèque portugaise Warnier,1829, Paris, 4 vol.
He also wrote an autobiographical work calledDesculpas de uns amores,set in France, which was published posthumously in 1624. He died atÉvora.
References
[edit]- Auteurs: Francisco de MoraisArchived11 October 2014 at theWayback Machine(in French)
- Letteratura e media
- Iberian Chivalric literature[usurped]
External links
[edit]- Prestage, Edgar(1911)..InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 815.
