Couto the Classicist – Ancient Literary Sources in O Soldado Prático
The second version of Diogo do Couto’s O Soldado Prático is one of the best-known works of Portuguese prose from the late 16th century. Yet one of the most distinctive aspects of the text—its many references to memorable sayings and deeds from Greco-Roman antiquity—has received little detailed scho...
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The second version of Diogo do Couto’s O Soldado Prático is one of the best-known works of Portuguese prose from the late 16th century. Yet one of the most distinctive aspects of the text—its many references to memorable sayings and deeds from Greco-Roman antiquity—has received little detailed scholarly study. Despite considerable interest in the historical sources of Couto’s Décadas da Ásia, no systematic attempt has been made to determine Couto’s classical literary sources for O Soldado Prático. This article examines the most frequently cited texts that Couto used as sources for stories and quotations from classical antiquity. It demonstrates that Couto translated or paraphrased many of these anecdotes from two sets of works: Spanish translations of Plutarch and the moralizing works of the Spanish bishop Antonio de Guevara. This survey of sources concludes by assessing both the breadth and the limits of Couto’s classical knowledge.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c31cee3c41ea49f2a4fbd4ee05f6c1ef2022-12-22T02:47:22ZporCoimbra University PressHumanitas0871-15692183-17182022-07-017910.14195/2183-1718_79_6Couto the Classicist – Ancient Literary Sources in O Soldado PráticoMatthew Gorey0Wabash College The second version of Diogo do Couto’s O Soldado Prático is one of the best-known works of Portuguese prose from the late 16th century. Yet one of the most distinctive aspects of the text—its many references to memorable sayings and deeds from Greco-Roman antiquity—has received little detailed scholarly study. Despite considerable interest in the historical sources of Couto’s Décadas da Ásia, no systematic attempt has been made to determine Couto’s classical literary sources for O Soldado Prático. This article examines the most frequently cited texts that Couto used as sources for stories and quotations from classical antiquity. It demonstrates that Couto translated or paraphrased many of these anecdotes from two sets of works: Spanish translations of Plutarch and the moralizing works of the Spanish bishop Antonio de Guevara. This survey of sources concludes by assessing both the breadth and the limits of Couto’s classical knowledge. https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/humanitas/article/view/10098Diogo do CoutoClassical receptionO Soldado PráticoPlutarchAntonio de Guevara |
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| title | Couto the Classicist – Ancient Literary Sources in O Soldado Prático |
| title_full | Couto the Classicist – Ancient Literary Sources in O Soldado Prático |
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| title_short | Couto the Classicist – Ancient Literary Sources in O Soldado Prático |
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| topic | Diogo do Couto Classical reception O Soldado Prático Plutarch Antonio de Guevara |
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