The Book of the Knight Zifar : A Translation of El Libro del Cavallero Zifar /

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The Book of the Knight Zifar (or Cifar), Spain's first novel of chivalry, is the tale of a virtuous but unfortunate knight who has fallen from grace and must seek redemption through suffering and good deeds. Because of a curse that repeatedly deprives him of that most important of knightly acco...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nelson, Charles L. (Charles Leslie), 1922-1995 (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1983.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Spanish literature.
Chivalry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Chevalerie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Litterature espagnole > Jusqu'à 1500.
Chivalry > Early works to 1800.
Spanish literature > To 1500.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Book of the Knight Zifar (or Cifar), Spain's first novel of chivalry, is the tale of a virtuous but unfortunate knight who has fallen from grace and must seek redemption through suffering and good deeds. Because of a curse that repeatedly deprives him of that most important of knightly accoutrements -- his horse -- Zifar and his family must flee their native India and wander through distant lands seeking to regain their rank and fortune. A series of mishaps divides the family, and the novel follows their separate adventures -- alternatively heroic, comic, and miraculous -- until at length.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9780813164151

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