The fourth book of De Gestis Mendi de Saa by Fr. José de Anchieta, S.I.: the latinization of sixteenth-century Brazil

Abstract

This work consists of the study of the neo-latin corpus of José de Anchieta, more precisely, it consists of the establishment of the text, translation and comments about the IV Liber of the poema epicum De Gestis Mendi de Saa of José de Anchieta, S. I. This was done by the separation of four Libri made by the Priest Armando Cardoso, S. I. Also, it was made use of the editio of 1563 of this poem, entitled Excellentissimo, singularisque fidei ac pietatis Viro Mendo de Saa, australis, seu Brasillicae Indiae Praesidi praestantissimo. Conimbricae. Apud Ioannem Aluarum Typographum regium. MDLXIII. For contextualization it was made use, equally, of the work of Jean de Léry in Latin version of 1586: Historia nauigationis in Brasiliam, quae et America dicitur. Qua describitur auctoris nauigatio, quaeque in mari uidit memoriae prodenda: Villagagnonis in America gesta: Brasiliensium uictus et mores, a nostris admodum alieni, cum eorum linguae dialogo: animalia etiam, arbores, atque herbae, reliquaque singularia et nobis penitus incognita. A Ioanne Lerio Burgundo. Gallice scripta. Nunc uero primum Latinitate donata, et uariis figuris illustrata. Excudebat Eustathius Vignon, anno MDLXXXVI.