Tirant lo Blanch
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A romance of chivalry by Johannot Martorell and Jphan de Galba, written in Catalan and published at Valencia in 1490. A favourite book of Cervantes, and one which figures in Don Quixote's library.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Tirant lo Blanch” mean?
A romance of chivalry by Johannot Martorell and Jphan de Galba, written in Catalan and published at Valencia in 1490. A favourite book of Cervantes, and one which figures in Don Quixote's library.
Is “Tirant lo Blanch” formal or informal?
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