by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · ISBN 9788440205292
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«Tirant lo Blanc» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba, published by Editorial Planeta in 1988, in Catalan.
The work narrates the deeds of the knight Tirant lo Blanc, from his education as a squire to his exploits in England, Sicily and the Byzantine Empire. It combines battles, tournaments, courtly intrigues and the love with Carmesina, and is considered one of the peaks of chivalric narrative and Catalan literature.
This edition features the collaboration of Martín de Riquer and Maria Josepa Gallofré.
For readers interested in the chivalric novel, medieval literature and the history of Catalonia.
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.
