Amadis of Gaul, Books I and II

by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo and Herbert Behn

Book Overview

In the long history of European prose fiction, few works have been more influential and more popular than the romance of chivalry Amadis of Gaul . Although its original author is unknown, it was probably written during the early fourteenth century. The first great 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813190347
• ISBN13: 9780813190341
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher