by Joanot Martorell · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429717518
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«Tirant lo Blanc a Constantinoble» is a chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (160 pages, in Catalan).
Selection of passages from Joanot Martorell's chivalric novel, focusing on the arrival of the knight Tirant lo Blanc at Constantinople. With an introductory study and notes, the edition includes the episode in which the hero faces the dangers of the Byzantine court and the deeds that bring him fame, in the original version.
Published on 1 October 1981 as the sixth title in the El Garbell collection by Edicions 62.
The introductory study and notes make it suitable for students of Catalan literature and readers of 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.
