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Publication
Amsterdam : Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep; 1039 p, 26 cm; http://opc4.kb.nl/DB=1/PPN?PPN=213073757
User reviews
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
This is a very fun book. It's one of the few medieval romances to deal with masturbation, for instance. The translation produced a great reading experience, and justified the review by Cervantes in "Don Quixote". A knight has a great many adventures, and wins his true love. A great book to read
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while devouring the Penguin, two volume edition of "the Morte d' Arthur". As far as I know the triumph of Catalan medieval literature. Show Less
LibraryThing member kabouter
Very long (and winding) story about the ideals of knighthood. The story itself could be told in less pages, but then the writer always feels the need to write about the dress code of knights, kings and so on. The use of quote from ancient texts is also something that is done quite often in the
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book. And off course the book glorifies Catholicism... Not a book I will want to revisit in the near future. Show Less
LibraryThing member hbergander
A pillar on the way to the modern novel.
LibraryThing member Huaquera
Originally written in Catalan. The text is in English. the format provides a window into a
very different style of writing.
very different style of writing.
Language
Original language
Spanish
Original publication date
1490
Physical description
1039 p.; 25 cm
ISBN
902535324X / 9789025353247