Description
Excerpt from The History of Fiction, Vol. 2 of 3: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, From the Earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the Present Age
The French writers, on the other hand, and pair tic''ularly the'' Comte de Tressan, iii his preface to the Traduction libre d'' Amadis de Gaule, have insisted that the work (or at least the three first of the four books it contains) Was originally written in French, in the reign of Philip Augustus, or one'' of his predecessors. His arguments rest on some vague assertions in old French manuscripts, that Amadis had been at one tithe extant, and on the similarity of the manners, and even incidents, de scribed in Amadis, with those of Tristan and Lan celot, which are avowedly French: he thinks it also iniprobable that while such hatred subsisted between the French and Spaniards, an author of the latter nation should have chosen a Gallic knight for his favourite hero; but this argument strikes only against a Spanish and not a Portugueza ori ginal. To the reasons of Tressan, however, may be added the testimony of one Portugueze poet.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The French writers, on the other hand, and pair tic''ularly the'' Comte de Tressan, iii his preface to the Traduction libre d'' Amadis de Gaule, have insisted that the work (or at least the three first of the four books it contains) Was originally written in French, in the reign of Philip Augustus, or one'' of his predecessors. His arguments rest on some vague assertions in old French manuscripts, that Amadis had been at one tithe extant, and on the similarity of the manners, and even incidents, de scribed in Amadis, with those of Tristan and Lan celot, which are avowedly French: he thinks it also iniprobable that while such hatred subsisted between the French and Spaniards, an author of the latter nation should have chosen a Gallic knight for his favourite hero; but this argument strikes only against a Spanish and not a Portugueza ori ginal. To the reasons of Tressan, however, may be added the testimony of one Portugueze poet.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Details
Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - John Dunlop
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267706983
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
Page Count - 503
Paperback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333044046
Dimensions -
Page Count -
Payment & Security
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.