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OBEDIENCE (THE) of a King of Portugal. Minneapolis. 1958. - OBEDIENCE (THE) of a King of Portugal . Translated, with Commentary, by Francis M. Rogers. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1958. [12], 120, [4] pp.: il.; 210 mm. Facsimile edition, English translation and commentary of the prayer of obedience that Vasco Fernandes de Lucena delivered in 1485, on behalf of King John II of Portugal, before Pope Innocent VIII. The Latin text, a remarkable example of 15th-century Latin oratory prose, had two 15th-century editions printed in Rome, three modern reprints, and a single vernacular translation, the Portuguese version by Basílio de Vasconcelos. Francis M. Rogers' commentary from Harvard University is divided into three parts: the historical context preceding the text; the commentary itself, which expands on the information in the oration with what comes from other sources and the circumstances in which it was uttered; and a final section, ”The Contribution to Knowledge, ” on the impact of the text on the development of knowledge and Portuguese cultural history. This section deals with knowledge about the major events associated with the Battle of Ourique (1139), the extent of Portuguese maritime exploration in 1485, and European interest in the Christians of the East. Rogers further emphasizes the greater literary importance of the prayer: its contribution to the awakening of the epic spirit in Portugal and its prefiguration, in a surprising number of details, of Camões's Os Lusíadas . The facsimile reproduces the material form in which the Latin text initially reached readers, and Fidelino de Figueiredo noted the importance of the series of prayers of obedience for literary history. Published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1958. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate