by Joanot Martorell · tapa dura · ISBN 9788423680733
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«Tirante el Blanco» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Editorial Planeta in hardcover, in Spanish.
The work follows Tirante el Blanco, a knight who travels through kingdoms, takes part in tournaments and military enterprises and experiences love stories. This edition, adapted by Rosa Navarro Durán, presents an accessible version of the chivalric novel written by Joanot Martorell and intended as an introduction to classic literature.
Intended for young readers approaching classic literature and medieval chivalric novels for the first time.
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.
