Bernardim Ribeiro

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Bernardim Ribeiro bigraphy, stories - Portuguese poet and writer

Bernardim Ribeiro : biography

1482 – October 1552

Bernardim Ribeiro (Torrão, – Lisbon, ) was a Renaissance Portuguese poet and writer.

His father, Damião Ribeiro, was implicated in the conspiracy against King John II of Portugal. His , mostly known as (taken from its incipit) and translated as Maiden and Modest in English, is one of the finest examples of the genre of pastoral romance in Renaissance literature.