Tirant lo Blanch; a study of its authorship, principal sources and historical settingVaeth, Joseph Anthony
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Tirant lo Blanch; a study of its authorship, principal sources and historical setting
Vaeth, Joseph Anthony
Martorell, Joanot, -1468. Tirant lo Blanch
3^{a} “How now, my son,” this 3^{a} “And how now,” said the
said the knight, “and do you hermit, “do you not know what
not know what the rules and the rules and the Order of
the Order of Chivalry are? How Chivalry are? And how can you
can you ask for knighthood before ask for knighthood before you
you know the Order of know the order, for no knight
Chivalry? For no knight can can maintain the order if he
maintain the order that he does does not know it and all that
not know, nor can he love his pertains to the order: and no
order nor what pertains to his knight, if he does not know the
order if he does not know the Order of Chivalry, is a knight,
Order of Chivalry nor can distinguish for a poor knight is he who makes
the faults that are another a knight and cannot
against his order. Neither ought show him the practices which
any knight if he does not know pertain to a knight.” _Ibid._,
the Order of Chivalry make a chap. xxx.
knight, for a poor knight is he
who makes a knight and cannot
show him the practices which
pertain to a knight.” _Ibid._,
p. vi.
4^{a} “My fair friend,” this said 4^{b} “My son,” said the hermit,
the knight, “the rules and the “the whole order is described in
Order of Chivalry are contained this book, which I read sometimes,
in this book in which I read in order that I may be
sometimes in order that I may reminded of the grace that our
be reminded of the grace and Lord granted me in this world,
the favors that God has granted for I honored and maintained
me in this world, for I honored the Order of Chivalry with all
and maintained the Order of my might. And just as chivalry
Chivalry with all my might. gives all that pertains to a
For just as chivalry gives all knight, so also a knight ought to
that pertains to a knight, so give all his strength to honor
also a knight ought to give all chivalry.” _Ibid._, chap. xxxi.
his strength to honor chivalry.”
_Ibid._, p. vi.
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