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.” In this poem, a trick played by the nymph Doris is recounted by a (*) stony monster that materializes out of a cloud. Venus (10[1])prepares the “Isle of Love” to reward the protagonists of this poem, who escape the dangers posed by the jealous god Bacchus and the storm giant Adamastor. (10[1])For 10 points, name this epic poem about the voyage of Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese national (10[1])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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley A8610
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford B11310
Eric WolfsbergIt's JoeverStanford A13010

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%0%90.83
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%103.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%109.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%0%89.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%111.67