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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.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Sir Torrent of Portingale
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Bibliography
Glossary

Sir Torrent of Portingale

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      Publisher Medieval Institute Publications
      Published 6 February 2017
      ISBN-13 9781580442503
      978-1580442503
      ISBN-10 1580442501

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      Sir Torrent of Portingale
      Explanatory Notes
      Textual Notes
      Bibliography
      Glossary

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