by Joanot Martorell · Educaula · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415192947
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«Tirant lo Blanc. Episodis amorosos» is the adaptation of Joanot Martorell's novel, published by Educaula in paperback (304 pages, in Catalan).
Selection of amorous episodes from Joanot Martorell's novel, focused on the relationship between the knight Tirant and Princess Carmesina. The reconquest of Constantinople and the conquest of Carmesina are two sides of the same enterprise, and love is shown in its courtly, erotic, and physical variants.
The edition belongs to the Les Eines collection (no. 72). The adapted text, with introduction and work proposals by Toni Sala, is based on the text established by Martí de Riquer.
For high school students who have these episodes as required reading, and for readers who want a guided approach to Martorell's classic.
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.
