Resumo
Saudades: História de Menina e Moça by Bernardim Ribeiro, edited by Delfim Guimarães in 1916, is a seminal Portuguese pastoral novel from the 16th century.
It follows a young woman, referred to as "Menina e Moça," who, after being taken from her father’s home to distant lands, retreats to a solitary mountain to reflect on her sorrows.
There, she encounters an older woman, and their shared tales of grief frame a chivalric narrative about knights and maidens.
The story centers on Lamentor, a knight who arrives with two sisters, one of whom, Belisa, dies in childbirth, leaving her sister Aonia and her child.
Aonia’s tragic love story with Bimnarder, a knight-turned-shepherd, unfolds amidst betrayals, duels, and unfulfilled love, culminating in her forced marriage to another.