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This book is the result of a study made by the author. It attempt to trace out the instances where Indian lore and literature entered into Portuguese Literature, and also when it did so. The works of about a 100 poets, prose writers, historians, travelers, priests have been sifted and then divided, according to their time into 4 sections: the classical Epoch (1498-1580), Gongoric School (1580-1706), the French or Arcadian School (1706-1826) and the Romantic School and contemporary writers. This book was first published in 1937