Note 139 — CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (continued 2)

The edition with the commentaries of Faria e Sousa published in the year 1636, has the old title of Lusiadas; but in the book itself the poem is frequently styled the Lusiada. The latter title is, therefore, far from being a recent innovation.