| Tirant Lo Blanc: New Approaches Contributor(s): Terry, Arthur (Editor), Hauf, Albert G. (Contribution by), Wittlin, Curt (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1855660687 ISBN-13: 9781855660687 Publisher: Tamesis Books OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 849.933 |
| LCCN: 99040573 |
| Series: Coleccion Tamesis Serie A: Monografias (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Don Quixote, Cervantes describes Tirant lo Blanc as the best book in the world'. A remarkable work of fiction, probably the finest to appear anywhere in Europe before Rabelais, it has recently become increasinglyfamiliar to English readers. However, it is a problematic book to categorise: on the one hand, it is an exciting story of Tirant's military exploits and his love for the Princess Carmesina; on the other, it is an encyclopedic work treating many aspects of late fifteenth-century society in vivid detail. The essays collected in this volume offer a variety of fresh interpretations. They cover a vast amount of material, from questions of authorship toclose readings of particular episodes, bringing a varietyof new interpretations to bear. ARTHUR TERRY is Emeritus Professor of Literature at the University of Essex. Contributors: RAFAEL BELTRAN, JOSEP GUIA, THOMASR. HART, ALBERT G. HAUF, JEREMY LAWRANCE, MONTSERRAT PIERA, JOSEP PUJOL, JESUS D. RODRIGUEZ VELASCO, MARIA JESUS RUBIERA Y MATA, ARTHUR TERRY, CURT WITTLIN |