Amadis of Gaul, Books III and IV: A Novel of Chivalry of the 14th Century Presumably First Writtenin Spanish

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 t

Author: Garci R. De Montalvo
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 750
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780813192321

About the Author

Edwin Place was professor emeritus at Northwestern University. Herbert Behm taught language arts in California.

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