Martí Joan de Galba
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Martí Joan de Galba (died 1490) was co-author of the famous Valencian epic Tirant lo Blanc
, which he helped finish during and after the death of his friend, the main author of the work, Joanot Martorell
. David H. Rosenthal, one of the two translators of the work into English, notes that among Joan de Galba's stylistic contributions to the work are his precision with place-names and his reliance on John Mandeville
's Travels.
Tirant lo Blanc
Tirant lo Blanch or Tirant lo Blanc is a romance written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell and published in Valencia in 1490. The title means "Tirant the White" and is the name of the main character in the romance...
, which he helped finish during and after the death of his friend, the main author of the work, Joanot Martorell
Joanot Martorell
Joanot Martorell was a Valencian knight and the author of the novel Tirant lo Blanch, which is written in Valencian...
. David H. Rosenthal, one of the two translators of the work into English, notes that among Joan de Galba's stylistic contributions to the work are his precision with place-names and his reliance on John Mandeville
John Mandeville
"Jehan de Mandeville", translated as "Sir John Mandeville", is the name claimed by the compiler of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a book account of his supposed travels, written in Anglo-Norman French, and first circulated between 1357 and 1371.By aid of translations into many other languages...
's Travels.