Luís de Camões e Paolo Giovio: um diálogo (malandro) sobre “altas empresas”

Resumen

Focusing on a less explored aspect of Camões’ work, this article discusses the emblematic dimension of a satirical text published in the second edition of Rimas (1598). The Zombaria que fez sobre algũs homẽs a que não sabia mal o vinho was allegedly composed in Goa to ridicule the nobles participating in a game of reeds organized to celebrate the Governor Francisco Barreto (c. 1556). With sharp humor, the Poet describes the mottos and letters that would appear on the flags, parodying the traditional model of this type of logoiconic compositions. Based on the connections between this medieval practice and the wide circulation of books of emblems and emprese in 16th century Portugal, we propose, in this context, an analysis of the mentioned text in light of the normative principles defined by Paolo Giovio, in Dialogo delle imprese eroiche ed amorose (1551), aiming to reframe the use of visual and symbolic language within the scope of the dense relations between text and image in Camões.