tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post8563384246398104884..comments2024-01-11T08:55:52.505-06:00Comments on Amadis of Gaul: Chapter 18 [first half]Sue Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-30583575314593509162009-07-23T09:46:14.959-05:002009-07-23T09:46:14.959-05:00Bom-dia, Felipe. Obrigada. You remind me that some...Bom-dia, Felipe. Obrigada. You remind me that someday soon I must comment on the Portuguese roots of Amadis. Whether or not Vasco de Lobiera wrote the early version, Portugal had its own long and interesting history of novels of chivalry.<br /><br />I haven't spent as much time as I wish in Portugal, but I did get to Coimbra and saw the Fonte dos Amores, the stones in the spring were stained red with Inês's blood, as the legend says. (Red algae, more scientific minds claim, but it's still there after all these years, and it was amazing to see.) That story and some information about Camões would also be a fascinating historical side note, I think.<br /><br />Thank you again for your interest and compliments. I am excited to be able to share this work with the world.<br /><br />Sue BurkeSue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-52489335670290109532009-07-22T15:33:00.116-05:002009-07-22T15:33:00.116-05:00Dear Friend
I thank you for the work you've b...Dear Friend<br /><br />I thank you for the work you've been doing - promoting Amadis.<br />I'm portuguese, and for a while I've been trying to find medieval literature besides Gil Vicente, our "Theatre's Father", and Camões, our greatest poet.<br />When I saw Amadis, both possibly portuguese and one of the greatest "hits" in medieval literature, I thought for myself: "I must read it!"<br /><br />I'm trying to explore my origins and how literature ended up like nowadays. I've been reading Marco Polo's journeys, Arabian Nights (One thousand and one nights), and I'm considering Dante's Divine Comedy and D. Quixote de la Mancha...<br /><br />I again congratulate you for the excelent job you've been doing, not only translating but also explaining in context...<br /><br />With nothing further for now, and expecting anxiiously for the following chapters,<br /><br />Filipe SataridisFilipe Sataridisnoreply@blogger.com