Sir Torrent of Portingale
Edited by James Wade
Paperback (Published)
(February 2017)
ISBN: 9781580442503
8.31 x 10.28 inches
Price: $14.95
In stock
The
English tail-rhyme romance Sir Torrent of
Portingale (i.e., Portugal), a preeminent example of popular fiction from
the end of the Middle Ages.
Sir Torrent of Portingale is a romance written to entertain fifteenth-century audiences with action-packed tales of love and adventure. It is a story about the lovers Torrent, a young knight from Portugal, and Desonell, the feisty and resourceful daughter of a tyrannical king. Adventures include fights with dragons, giants, and savage beasts; perilous sea journeys; magic horses and swords; sieges and wars in the Holy Land. This new edition collates the surviving manuscript and print fragments with commentary and notes.
Introduction
Sir Torrent of Portingale
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
- Edited by James Wade
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Guillaume de Machaut, The Complete Poetry and Music, Volume 2
The Boethian Poems, Le Remede de Fortune and Le Confort d'Ami
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