Sir Torrent of Portingale

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.

About the author

James Wade is a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge. He has published Fairies in Medieval Romance as well as articles on romance and related writings.

Summary

TheEnglish tail-rhyme romance Sir Torrent ofPortingale (i.e., Portugal), a preeminent example of popular fiction fromthe end of the Middle Ages.

Product details

• Assisted by: James (Fellow Wade (Editor), James Wade (Editor)
• Authors: James Wade
• Publisher: ISD International - IPSUK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2017
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry
• EAN: 9781580442503
• ISBN: 978-1-58044-250-3
• Pages: 138
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm
• Weight (packing): 346 g
• Series: Teams Middle English Texts; Teams Middle English Texts Series; Teams Middle English Texts Series