tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.comments2024-01-11T08:55:52.505-06:00Amadis of GaulSue Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-53075599504097914622023-09-09T17:23:14.418-05:002023-09-09T17:23:14.418-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-45634118404390253212023-03-18T16:22:27.055-05:002023-03-18T16:22:27.055-05:00I *love* the paragraph that ends with the word &qu...I *love* the paragraph that ends with the word "appears," so cleverly illustrating the periodic sentence structure it describes.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812639698372679678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-17037108727776659222020-04-15T17:24:20.230-05:002020-04-15T17:24:20.230-05:00It seems we are related 'prima'. What gene...It seems we are related 'prima'. What generation did your family drop the 'Vaca'? You do know that the Toledo was the home of my brethren Sephardi. I am very interested in Alhaja and his relationship to Alhajjal ben (franklin) Yosef back in 711 AD. the other Hajj, the pilgrim_age.I. Arechar Vacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211435571693153467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-6674544277987085322020-04-15T17:07:07.965-05:002020-04-15T17:07:07.965-05:00They certainly knew that a nickname is an 'apo...They certainly knew that a nickname is an 'apodo'. And a 'Caballero' is a knight, who wouldn't get knighted twice, but a Hidalgo (hijos de algo) could be knighted. The my great grandfather was a VACA, but I cannot find when the Cabeza de and de Vaca were dropped. Someone at Family Tree keeps changing the family members. I heard that people outside the family grafted into Cabeza de Vaca, Armijo and Moya.I. Arechar Vacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211435571693153467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-6252866784342708032019-10-29T14:25:38.603-05:002019-10-29T14:25:38.603-05:00Hello Adrian,
The only other translation is by Pla...Hello Adrian,<br />The only other translation is by Place and Behm, and it has a few pages of notes, but not very much, really. Almost all the scholarship on "Amadis" is in Spanish. https://www.kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=1387#.XbiRVNV7lnI<br />Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-34158492390520240862019-10-28T18:19:40.589-05:002019-10-28T18:19:40.589-05:00Can anyone help ? I am looking for an authentic tr...Can anyone help ? I am looking for an authentic translation of "Amadis de Gaul" WITH explanatory/scholastic notes. Does anyone have any recommendations ? Many thanks adrianadrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754016453589359202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-27999639588269814752019-06-23T20:04:29.713-05:002019-06-23T20:04:29.713-05:00It's my own translation, and its copyright is ...It's my own translation, and its copyright is Creative Commons 4.0. That means you can use it freely, just say where you got it from (me, at this website). Thank you for asking, and let me know how the story turns out. If I can help in any way, please ask.Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-85726507922800951322019-06-23T19:53:00.213-05:002019-06-23T19:53:00.213-05:00Say, just curious, is this translation you are usi...Say, just curious, is this translation you are using in the public domain? I would like to quote it for a story I am writing but do not want to get into trouble with any potential copyright holders.SHAZAM!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09517334073898963241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-70582965110699942992019-01-29T08:58:41.290-06:002019-01-29T08:58:41.290-06:00Thank you! I learned a lot doing this, and I had a...Thank you! I learned a lot doing this, and I had a lot of fun.Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-8720654504649931912019-01-27T22:54:08.111-06:002019-01-27T22:54:08.111-06:00I must say, Sue, that I admire your work with Amad...I must say, Sue, that I admire your work with Amadís de Gaula and look forward to reading your translation. Amadís de Gaula has always been a joy for me to read in its original Spanish, and I'm sure I'll feel the same way with this new version. Sergio Serna (El Mesmo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17961196187169380792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-88294110180916383722018-02-05T17:07:18.626-06:002018-02-05T17:07:18.626-06:00Hello David! We know that the book was popular wit...Hello David! We know that the book was popular with the conquistadores. California was even named after a place in the sequel to Amadis of Gaul about his son, The Exploits of Esplandian.<br /><br />It may have even influenced not just how Bernal Díaz wrote but how he saw himself and what he did, according to this scholar: https://samla.memberclicks.net/assets/88_Abstracts/grant_gearhart_abstract.pdf<br />Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-39307349483476870192018-02-05T16:15:05.892-06:002018-02-05T16:15:05.892-06:00Hello. Thanks for posting this. I first heard abou...Hello. Thanks for posting this. I first heard about Amadis de Gaul from Bernal Diazs conquest of spain , where he compares events in mexico to the book. So after some digging I found some notes on it online. I was interested to know if the book infulenced Diazs writing styleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348573625353607118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-40018467752058325512017-05-04T20:36:18.593-05:002017-05-04T20:36:18.593-05:00Thank you for reading this story that should never...Thank you for reading this story that should never be forgotten!Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-31502503386114550962017-05-04T11:11:29.097-05:002017-05-04T11:11:29.097-05:00Great! It's a marvellous world to remind, than...Great! It's a marvellous world to remind, thanks, Sue.Héctor D. Ramos Medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241522900189178059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-53161564945393450582016-04-11T06:25:29.304-05:002016-04-11T06:25:29.304-05:00Thank you! I enjoyed writing this.
There is a med...Thank you! I enjoyed writing this.<br /><br />There is a medieval book about a knight who goes to Constantinople, falls in love with a Byzantine princess, and fights against the Ottomans: Tirant lo Blanch. You can find out more the book at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirant_lo_Blanch and read a translation at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/378<br /><br />It's not quite the story you're asking for, though, which would involve the event that split Western and Eastern Christendom. That crusade would be a fascinating setting for a story!<br />Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-8104765237854176402016-04-11T03:13:18.073-05:002016-04-11T03:13:18.073-05:00Wow, I'm a fan of the Amadis books, but this i...Wow, I'm a fan of the Amadis books, but this is really, really amazing. There should be a story about Amadis heading to the crusaders' siege of Constantinople and torn between loyalty to a beautiful Bizantine princess or to the european nobility - even the period would be matchingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664742059200557646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-64823863191383671082015-12-21T03:01:27.178-06:002015-12-21T03:01:27.178-06:00You're very welcome from Madrid!You're very welcome from Madrid!Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-18170672674915771892015-12-20T08:32:36.539-06:002015-12-20T08:32:36.539-06:00Thank you from Egypt 👏🌷
Thank you from Egypt 👏🌷<br />محمد عبدالرحمنhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634002551608942949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-67803330994730350352015-11-18T12:27:16.280-06:002015-11-18T12:27:16.280-06:00Thanks for asking. My plan is to get Amadis out as...Thanks for asking. My plan is to get Amadis out as a book, both paper and e-book, and then turn to other projects. I have lots of my own writing and other translations to work on. Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-37691181787081477822015-11-17T12:56:46.715-06:002015-11-17T12:56:46.715-06:00Sue, what plans do you have after you finished thi...Sue, what plans do you have after you finished this book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-689287041579151392015-11-14T13:36:34.200-06:002015-11-14T13:36:34.200-06:00Working with the language has been one of the deli...Working with the language has been one of the delights of this translation.Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-82628525345533992462015-11-13T19:29:40.718-06:002015-11-13T19:29:40.718-06:00I am reading Amadis for second time in my life. Th...I am reading Amadis for second time in my life. The Medieval Spanish is almost a proto-Barroque Spanish.. Simply a BEAUTIFUL language.Philologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357666333226559625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-11558596989467362572015-09-20T04:46:01.123-05:002015-09-20T04:46:01.123-05:00Hello and thank you!
I invented that name because ...Hello and thank you!<br />I invented that name because it seemed to fit within the general style of names in the novel, but those names rarely mean anything. "Amadis" is a real name (another form of the name is "Amadeus" in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), and some names seem to be sort of derived from British names, but most are simply meant to sound exotic -- the events in this book happened long ago and far away.<br /><br /><br />Sue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-80616073630606485052015-09-19T16:29:07.025-05:002015-09-19T16:29:07.025-05:00Thank you indeed, it is perfect!
Could I ask - why...Thank you indeed, it is perfect!<br />Could I ask - why you choose ''Lanufal'' as a name, does it have any special meaning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-43104996148918664712015-09-03T01:35:56.258-05:002015-09-03T01:35:56.258-05:00You can see a photo of the altar here, and Martín ...You can see a photo of the altar here, and Martín and King Alfonos on the left:<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Main_altar_of_the_Cathedral_of_Toledo_%282%29.JPGSue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.com