More about 'Tirant lo Blanc' / Més sobre el 'Tirant lo Blanc'

The articles in this volume highlight the fact that the chivalric novel 'Tirant lo Blanc' - written in Valencia by Joanot Martorell in the 15th century and translated into Italian in the 16th century - keeps being relevant in both the Italian and the Iberian Peninsulas, so closely related in past and present. The knight Joanot Martorell wrote a classic of universal literature despite the fact that he belonged to a minority culture. Nowadays, after having been translated into numerous languages, it is studied in many European and American universities and elicits great interest among researchers, as proven by the contributions included in this book.