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Bernardim Ribeiro (1482-1552) was a Renaissance Portuguese poet and writer, best known for the pastoral romance Menina e moça (Livro das saudades). He wrote the first eclogues in the Portuguese language and is regarded as one of the finest practitioners of Renaissance pastoral romance.
Menina e moça is a knightly and pastoral romance in which Ribeiro allegorized his own ill-fated love for his cousin, Dona Joana Zagalo. He disguised himself under the anagram "Bimnarder" and placed a figure called "Aonia" in the narrative. The title translates roughly as Maiden and Modest.
Menina e moça was first published after Ribeiro's death, in Ferrara in 1554. On its appearance the book was so sensational that its reading was forbidden because the allegory was too transparent and disclosed a real family tragedy.
Ribeiro was alleged to have caused a scandal involving his cousin Dona Joana Zagalo, which led King Manuel I to strip him of his position as Escrivão da Câmara and exile him. He left Portugal early in 1522 and traveled to Italy.
Ribeiro's earliest verses appeared in the Cancioneiro Geral of Garcia de Resende, the major anthology of Portuguese court poetry. He also participated in the Serões do Paço, the palace evening entertainments that featured poetical improvisation.
Ribeiro died in 1552 at All Saints Hospital in Lisbon. His mental powers had been declining since around 1534, and by 1549 he was unable to fulfill his official duties; King John III granted him a pension for his support in his final years.