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Martorell's Tirant lo Blanch : a program for military and social reform in fifteenth-century Christendom /

This first critical analysis of the Catalan novel of chivalry, Tirant lo Blanch (1490), elucidates the sophisticated plan that lies behind its composition. By breaking down the 487-chapter story into two fundamental narrative threads--the military and erotic exploits of the hero--Aylward reveals the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aylward, E. T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages : [Distributed by University of North Carolina Press], 1985.
Colección:North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 225.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This first critical analysis of the Catalan novel of chivalry, Tirant lo Blanch (1490), elucidates the sophisticated plan that lies behind its composition. By breaking down the 487-chapter story into two fundamental narrative threads--the military and erotic exploits of the hero--Aylward reveals the two-pronged narrative scheme that supports Martorell's fast-paced and amusing account of romance and political intrigue in fifteenth-century Constantinople.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (223 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223).
ISBN:9781469642635
1469642638