by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429720051
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«Tirant lo Blanc I» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (440 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows the adventures of the knight Tirant lo Blanc, who becomes involved in the defense of Constantinople while courting Princess Carmesina. Between tournaments, battles and amorous exploits, the work combines the chivalric ideal with direct realism and a touch of irony.
It belongs to the Les Millors Obres de la Literatura Catalana collection and is the first volume of the work. 1983 edition.
For readers of classic fiction interested in the chivalric novel and in fifteenth-century Catalan literature.
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.
