by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · ISBN 9788423937882
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«Tirante el Blanco» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba, published by Espasa-Calpe in 1974 in a Castilian edition.
The work narrates the adventures of Tirante, a Breton knight, through various settings and battles, combining historical elements with fiction and fantasy. This Castilian version brings this classic of medieval literature closer to today's reader.
Volume I of the five of the Castilian edition, within the Clásicos Castellanos collection, with edition, introduction and notes by Martín de Riquer.
It will appeal to readers of medieval classics and those who enjoy chivalric novels.
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.
