Search results for "Joanot Martorell"
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La biblioteca de la família Mercader de València l'any 1489
1998
From the inventory of books that Matias Mercader possessed, Wittlin raises doubts about the role of this family as cultural mentors proposed by several crítics, and in particular he qüestions the influence this library might have had on the literary and intellectual background of Joanot Martorell.
Catalan fiction in the 15th century
2018
Catalan fiction in the 15th century is framed within the context of the expansion of the Crown of Aragon around the Mediterranean, the emergence of Valencia as the cultural capital of the Crown, the crisis in the prevailing mediaeval values, the consolidation of a monetary economy, and fertile contacts between Catalan culture and Castile, France, Burgundy and especially Italy. This is perfectly illustrated by the five most important fictional pieces from that era: Història de Jacob Xalabín, which refers to the Ottoman Empire; Curial e Güelfa, which is set in Italy, France, the German Empire, the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa; Tirant lo Blanc, by Joanot Martorell, which focuses on E…