Sir Torrent of Portingale
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Sir Torrent of Portingale
（Middle English texts）
Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, c2017
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Text in Middle English; introd. and notes in English
Text based on Chetham's Library MS 8009 (Mun. A.6.31), the only surviving copy to preserve the romance in near-complete form, but with readings adopted from the print fragments where the manuscript offers unsatisfactory readings
Summary: Sir Torrent of Portingale is a romance written to entertain fifteenth-century audiences with a taste for action-packed tales of love and adventure
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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
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