Joanot Martorell (1413–1468) was the Valencian author of the novel Tirant lo Blanch, which is written in Valencian (Catalan). First published in Valencia in 1490, it was re-pressed in Barcelona in 1497, and it's considered the the first modern novel in Europe. // Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ... Events Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob as Emperor of Ethiopia Births February 29 - Pope Paul III (died 1549) Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, dramatist and composer William Lilye, English scholar (approximate date; died 1522) Charles I of Savoy John, Elector of Saxony (died 1532) Juan de Zumárraga... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Tirant lo Blanc, written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell, finished by Martí Joan De Galba and published in Valencia in 1490, is an epic romance and one of the key works in the evolution of the Western novel. ... Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Valencia (Spain) to refer to the language also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon; and in... Catalan can mean: the Catalan language inhabitant of Catalonia Eugène Charles Catalan the mathematician a Catalan solid Catalan numbers the Catalan Opening, a chess opening the Catalan forge, a type of open hearth furnace that was a precursor to the blast furnace There is also information on Catalan names. ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ...

It deals with the adventures of a knight in the Byzantine Empire with echoes of the real-life Catalan Company. Miguel de Cervantes in the book burning scene of Don Quixote considers it the best knight novel. The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... The Catalan Company, or in full the Catalan Company of the East (Companyia Catalana dOrient in Catalan) or the Grand Catalan Company of the Almogavars (Gran Compañía Catalana de los Almogávares in Spanish), was a free company of mercenaries founded by Roger de Flor in early 14th... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Book burning is the practice of ceremoniously destroying by fire one or more copies of a book or other written material. ... Don Quixote de la Mancha (spelled Don Quijote in modern Spanish) (IPA: ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ...

External links

• See Tirant lo blanc, of Joanot Martorell (Lletra, espai virtual de literatura catalana)

• Works by Joanot Martorell at Project Gutenberg