Author : Garci R. de Montalvo
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813194091
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Book Synopsis Amadis of Gaul, Books III and IV by : Garci R. de Montalvo
Download or read book Amadis of Gaul, Books III and IV written by Garci R. de Montalvo and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the long history of European prose, few works have been more influential and popular than Amadis of Gaul. It is a landmark work among the knight-errantry tales and probably derives from an oral tradition. Although its original author is unknown, it was likely written during the early fourteenth century, with the first known version of this work, dating from 1508, written in Spanish by Garci Ordóñez (or Rodríguez) de Montalvo. An early bestseller of the age of printing, Amadis of Gaul was translated into dozens of languages and spawned sequels and imitators over the centuries. A handsome, valiant, and undefeatable knight, Amadis is best known today as Don Quixote's favorite knight-errant and role model. Readers for centuries have delighted in his tales of adventure.