by Joanot Martorell · Proa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484375203
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«Tirant lo Blanc- Una Tria» is a selection of the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Proa in paperback (280 pages, in Catalan).
Selection of chapters from the Catalan chivalric novel, originally published in 1490. It follows the adventures of Tirant, a Breton knight, amid wars, tournaments, loves and courtly intrigues, combining epic fiction with social criticism, eroticism and psychological depth.
The edition is part of the Les Eines de Proa collection, with selection and editing by Josep Camps. The ISBN is 84-8437-520-X.
For high school students of Catalan literature and for anyone seeking an introduction to the essential chapters of Tirant lo Blanc.
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.
