LEADER 00000nim a22004695a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125114424.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 170616s2017 xxunnn js f n eng d 020 9781518952135 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1518952135 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ aut_9781518952135_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11904852 037 11904852|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 863.2|219 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 130 0 Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance) 245 10 Amadis of Gaul;|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bAuthor's Republic,|c2017. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (29hr., 04 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Various Readers. 520 Fans of Arthurian tales will definitely love "Amadis of Gaul", which is a notable sight among medieval chivalric romances, written by the Portuguese writer Vasco de Lobeira. "Amadis of Gaul" is the story of knight Amadis, who searches for his own identity. Being born in secret, from a forbidden love, he was abandoned but found and raised by a knight. When he reaches maturity, he starts feeling the desire to investigate his origins, so he leaves in a quest for finding more about his identity. But this is not an ordinary quest; it is full of fantastic adventures and characters that are very different than common people: sorcerers, monsters, wild animals, kings and queens, wise men, dwarves, giants and more. The action is fast moving - there are pitched battles, combats and tournaments set in exotic places from England to Constantinople, which will certainly entertain all readers. The story has plenty of fantasy and magic - which turns Amadís into the ethos of medieval society (full of adventure non-related to the everyday life) and the embodiment of chivalric virtues: loyalty, justice, humility. Oh, and there is also romance between Amadis and Oriana - which is, of course, the main thread of the book's plot."Amadis of Gaul" is considered one of the best books of its kind, praised even by Miguel de Cervantes and definitely a significant part of the history of European literature. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Spanish literature. 650 0 Romances, Spanish. 700 1 Southey, Robert,|d1774-1843,|etranslator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 830 0 Library of old authors. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11904852?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ aut_9781518952135_180.jpeg