Tirant Lo Blanc
Tirant lo Blanc is a Catalan chivalric romance by Joanot Martorell, printed in Valencia in 1490 by Nicolás Spindeler, after the author's death. Its hero, the knight Tirant, rescues the Byzantine Empire, and the book influenced Cervantes. A second edition came from Barcelona in 1497.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Nicolás Spindeler, Valencia, 1490
Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell was first published in 1490. We track 2 editions.
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Editions
- Schocken Books1984 Hardback I own Tirant Lo Blanc, Schocken Books 1984 Log in to want this
- Macmillan1984 Hardback I own Tirant Lo Blanc, Macmillan 1984 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Tirant lo Blanc adaptation, 1971
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Tirant lo Blanc, Carmesina, Plaerdemavida, Guillem de Varoïc
- Genre
- chivalric novel, chivalric romance
In print
- Editions recorded
- 53 on Open Library, 7 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 30 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Tirant Lo Blanc are there?
We track 2 editions of Tirant Lo Blanc. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Tirant Lo Blanc been adapted?
Yes, including Tirant lo Blanc (adaptation, 1971), according to Wikidata.
When was Tirant Lo Blanc first published?
Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell was first published in 1490.
Where these facts come from
- Tirant lo Blanch, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Tirant lo Blanch, World Epics (Columbia University) (edblogs.columbia.edu)
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