Question

In a novel set in the 1970s, the author of this poem sells his father’s corpse as fertilizer to a botanist raising carnivorous tulips. In an embedded story from this poem, the “Twelve of England” defend the honor of twelve ladies in a joust. This poem describes a cosmological system in which eleven concentric spheres surround the four elements, the “machine of the world.” (15[1])In this poem, a trick played by the nymph Doris is recounted by a (*) stony monster that materializes out of a cloud. (10[3])Venus (10[1])prepares the “Isle of Love” (10[5])to reward the protagonists (10[1])of this poem, who escape the dangers posed by the jealous god Bacchus and the (10[2])storm giant Adamastor. (10[2])For 10 points, name this epic poem about the voyage of Vasco da Gama, (10[1])a Portuguese national (10[2])epic written by Luís de Camöes (ka-MOH-ezh). ■END■

ANSWER: The Lusiads [accept Os Lusiadas, but reject from Will Alston] (The lead-in refers to Antonio Lobo Antunes’ Return of the Caravels.)
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Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley A8610
Caleb KendrickMaryland AFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them9110
Will AlstonAmartya Senpai Notice MeChicago B+9110
Taylor HarveyMojo ShojoNorthwestern9110
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Collin AceRutgers DiasporaMaryland B+11010
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford B11310
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Eric WolfsbergIt's JoeverStanford A13010
Nolan JonesPurdueMaryland B-13010