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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

On the set of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms': Don Quixote and Sancho in the Game of Thrones' universe

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms presents an intimate, chivalric-story-focused adaptation set a century before Game of Thrones, centered on Ser Duncan the Tall and squire Egg.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

From her pen sprang unforgettable females': 16th-century Spanish author's knight's tale given reboot

Sixty years before a gaunt and deluded nobleman from La Mancha was overdosing on tales of derring-do, visiting his madness on those around him and single-handedly rewriting the rules of fiction the deeds of another heroic knight had already made literary history. Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalian de Espana, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.
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fromMedievalists.net
6 months ago

Chaucer's Wade Uncovered: A Medieval Romance, Not a Monster Tale - Medievalists.net

The lost Song of Wade is a chivalric romance, not a supernatural tale, as revealed by recent scholarly interpretations.
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