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The first comprehensive overview of Hispanic chivalric romance in English.
Hispanic romances of chivalry dominated Spanish and European fiction between the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries. They became a cultural sensation which had a crucial influence on the development of modern narrative and other art forms. This companion, written by experts from Mexico, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the USA, provides a comprehensive introduction to this highly successful early modern genre, covering its origins, characteristics, canonical texts, circulation, and origins. This book also considers the relationship between chivalric romance and other literary genres, for instance, sentimental romance and Arthurian literature, as well as the publishing context and readership. Thus, it considers the main narrative, cultural, and literary aspects that defined Hispanic chivalric romances and provides an up-to-date literature review. Additionally, it includes an overview of its scholarly reception, as well as chapters on the recreations of these romances in other art forms, such as plays, ballads, music, children's literature, and the decorative arts. Ultimately, this book seeks to make these romances accessible, in all their variety and complexity, to scholars and students alike.
Hispanic romances of chivalry dominated Spanish and European fiction between the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries. They became a cultural sensation which had a crucial influence on the development of modern narrative and other art forms. This companion, written by experts from Mexico, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the USA, provides a comprehensive introduction to this highly successful early modern genre, covering its origins, characteristics, canonical texts, circulation, and origins. This book also considers the relationship between chivalric romance and other literary genres, for instance, sentimental romance and Arthurian literature, as well as the publishing context and readership. Thus, it considers the main narrative, cultural, and literary aspects that defined Hispanic chivalric romances and provides an up-to-date literature review. Additionally, it includes an overview of its scholarly reception, as well as chapters on the recreations of these romances in other art forms, such as plays, ballads, music, children's literature, and the decorative arts. Ultimately, this book seeks to make these romances accessible, in all their variety and complexity, to scholars and students alike.
Price: $130.00
Pages: 306
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Tamesis Books
Publication Date:
05 May 2026
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781855663701
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, Literature: history and criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Introduction by Axayácatl Campos García Rojas and Daniel Gutiérrez Trápaga
Part I: Chivalry and Literature of the Middle Ages
Chapter 1. The Development of Chivalry and its Literature in the Middle Ages by Geraldine Hazbun
Chapter 2. Arthurian Literature and Castilian Chivalric Romances by Daniel Gutiérrez Trápaga
Chapter 3. Kindred Genres: The Iberian Ficciones sentimentales and the Libros de caballerías by Emily C. Francomano
Part II: Romances of Chivalry in the Spanish Golden Age
Chapter 4. Defining Traits of Chivalric Poetics: Topoi, Space, and Characters by María Carmen Marín Pina
Chapter 5. Amadís de Gaula: The First Romance of Chivalry by Simone Pinet
Chapter 6. Romances of Chivalry: Classification, Subjects, Corpus, and Cycles by José Julio Martín Romero
Chapter 7. Castilian Romances of Chivalry: Between Printing Presses and Readers by José Manuel Lucía Megías
Part III: Romances of Chivalry: Influence and Intermediality
Chapter 8. The Circulation and Influence of Romances of Chivalry by Stefano Neri, Rocío G. Sumillera, and Aurelio Vargas Díaz-Toledo
Chapter 9. Chivalric Literature beyond Romances: Chivalric Tales, Ballads, Epic Poetry, and Plays of the Fifteenth to Seventeenth centuries by Claudia Demattè and Lucila Lobato
Chapter 10. Studies on Chivalry and its Cultural Influence by Axayácatl Campos García Rojas
Part I: Chivalry and Literature of the Middle Ages
Chapter 1. The Development of Chivalry and its Literature in the Middle Ages by Geraldine Hazbun
Chapter 2. Arthurian Literature and Castilian Chivalric Romances by Daniel Gutiérrez Trápaga
Chapter 3. Kindred Genres: The Iberian Ficciones sentimentales and the Libros de caballerías by Emily C. Francomano
Part II: Romances of Chivalry in the Spanish Golden Age
Chapter 4. Defining Traits of Chivalric Poetics: Topoi, Space, and Characters by María Carmen Marín Pina
Chapter 5. Amadís de Gaula: The First Romance of Chivalry by Simone Pinet
Chapter 6. Romances of Chivalry: Classification, Subjects, Corpus, and Cycles by José Julio Martín Romero
Chapter 7. Castilian Romances of Chivalry: Between Printing Presses and Readers by José Manuel Lucía Megías
Part III: Romances of Chivalry: Influence and Intermediality
Chapter 8. The Circulation and Influence of Romances of Chivalry by Stefano Neri, Rocío G. Sumillera, and Aurelio Vargas Díaz-Toledo
Chapter 9. Chivalric Literature beyond Romances: Chivalric Tales, Ballads, Epic Poetry, and Plays of the Fifteenth to Seventeenth centuries by Claudia Demattè and Lucila Lobato
Chapter 10. Studies on Chivalry and its Cultural Influence by Axayácatl Campos García Rojas