by Joanot Martorell · Biblioteca Hermes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788482875347
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«Tirant lo Blanc» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Biblioteca Hermes in paperback (371 pages, in Catalan).
The work follows Tirant, a Breton knight, through warlike and courtly settings: battles on land and sea, duels, hunts, banquets, political intrigues and amorous conquests. Throughout the narrative, the protagonist moves between the court and the battlefield.
Edition from the Narrativa Classics Catalans collection with introduction, modern version and notes by Isabel Grifoll. The work was originally published in 1490.
For readers of medieval literature and Catalan classics, and for students seeking an annotated edition.
Joanot Martorell was a Valencian knight and writer, best known for authoring the novel Tirant lo Blanch, written in Catalan/Valencian and published at Valencia in 1490. This novel is often regarded as one of the peaks of the literature in Catalan language and it played a major role in influencing later writers such as Miguel de Cervantes, who, in the book burning scene of Don Quixote, says "I swear to you, my friend, this is the best book of its kind in the world". The novel deals with the adventures of a knight in the Byzantine Empire; it is considered one of the first works of alternate history.
