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Chivalry, Reading, and Women's Culture in Early Modern Spain
Stacey Triplette
TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2025
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The Iberian chivalric romance has long been thought of as an archaic, masculine genre and its popularity as an aberration in European literary history. Chivalry, Reading, and Women's Culture in Early Modern Spain contests this view, arguing that the surprisingly egalitarian gender politics of Spain's most famous romance of chivalry has guaranteed it a long afterlife. Amadís de Gaula had a notorious appeal for female audiences, and the early modern authors who borrowed from it varied in their reactions to its large cast of literate female characters. Don Quixote and other works that situate women as readers carry the influence of Amadís forward into the modern novel. When early modern authors read chivalric romance, they also read gender, harnessing the female characters of the source text to a variety of political and aesthetic purposes. This book analyses many versions of the romance from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and England and tells a new story of the life, death, and influences of Amadís.
*Blurb text as original print. Different font inside.What would you do if your whole world was turned upside down?If all around you, people were dying...and coming back to take you down with them?A fever like no one has seen before is ravaging New Zealand.There is no hope in sight.The fate of the nation rests in the hands of a group of teenagers.When they find their only real lead, disaster strikes, and it becomes a race against time to find a cure.*Originally released as Fear the Fever and Fight the Fever. Now rewritten with new locations and present day.*
Barbara Parker is, and always has been, a daddy's girl. Her relationship with her mother is strained. More-so now that her parents have separated. With her own wedding day approaching, she finds her mother's antics to be increasingly difficult. Matiu Kawiti has never known his birth mother. left on the doorstep as a baby, he's struggled to know who he is and where he belongs. With Barb by his side and the Hellhounds watching his back, the gap is not so empty, but there's still something missing. Barbara wants her mother's approval.Matiu wants to know who he is.They both want a solid family. Will Matiu get the family he deserves, or will Barbara destroy their happiness by confronting her mother?
*Font inside book is Dyslexia Friendly* It was a balmy spring evening when I first discovered a taste for human flesh.It was a happy accident really. After having my heart broken one too many times, I'd abstained from any type of physical relationship with a man for years, so when one fell in my lap, it came as quite the surprise... *Not for the faint of heart*A deliciously dark and twisted tale of gluttony.
*Dyslexia friendly font inside* His lips pulled back in that grin she knew all too well. With one finger pressed to his lips, he whispered, "It'll be our little secret. No one can know just how much I love you, Brandy. No one." Years after his death, her father's words still haunt Brandy's every waking moment. She cannot escape him. A dark basement, a hooded figure with a leering grin... No one believes her, but Brandy knows it's him. Her father. And he's back to remind her exactly who she belongs to. *May contain triggers. Mine contains scenes of a graphic nature.
From the award winning author of ARRGH , Hush and Whisper comes the third installation in the Lakeview series. It's Halle Henry's final year at Lakeview Academy, and she is determined to make it her best year yet. But when drugs are discovered in her boyfriend Alex's backpack and he is expelled, Halle's life spins out of control. Refusing to believe the accusations against him, Halle vows to get to the bottom of what really happened and bring Alex back to campus so they can graduate together. Now, all Halle has to do is save her boyfriend, solve a murder, graduate from high school, and keep from getting killed in the process.-While I recommend starting any series with the first book, Scream is masterfully written, easily a stand-alone book that will resonate with readers as they devour the book in one sitting, leaving them craving for more. - San Diego Book Review
The first book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Kalin Matthew's never had a choice. An unbreakable contract decided her destiny at birth. Live in the mortal world with her mother until the stroke of midnight on her sixteenth birthday, then leave the only life she's ever known and move to Avalon, the land of Arthurian myth and legend, to rule at her father's side, the king of the air court.But before she enters his powerful and dangerous world, she's attacked by a fire court assassin and saved by Rowan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring.Not long after, she learns her father is missing. Now she must take over his duties, which include shifting control of the elements -- a power she has yet to harness. As Rowan attempts to train her, war looms between the four courts. If she fails, her father will die, and the courts will fall, but the betrayal she's about to uncover may cost her even more.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
The second book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Rumors of King Taron's weakened powers have left the air court vulnerable. Kalin is desperate to awaken her akasha powers. Tension within the court is at an all-time high. The pressure is mounting for her to ascend to the throne, but a halfling has never ruled over any court. The council has advised her to marry Sebastian, a high ranking air elemental she's never met, to solidify her position.Rowan and Marcus return to a fire court in turmoil. Liana's death has fueled the fire elementals distrust of the other courts. The unbalanced elements have set off natural disasters all over the mortal world. Rowan takes the throne to restore balance, promising to unite the fire court. But not all elementals are happy with his leadership. Many are secretly loyal to Valac, which means Rowan needs to find allies for his cause.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Editorial Note: This is the 2019 Updated Edition
The third book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Valac has stolen two of the sacred objects. In a bid to rule all four courts, he has threatened to use Excalibur to cut the mist that protects Avalon--ultimately ending the lives of thousands of elementals. As the Akasha, Kalin has the power to stop him. And she refuses to lose anyone else she loves.Will she have to sacrifice herself to save them?Desperate to save Kalin's life, Rowan searches for the long-lost creator of the mist. But what he finds is the very last thing he expected. Everything he thought he knew about his past turns upside down, and he questions whether he's meant to be the savior or the elemental that destroys them all.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author*Editorial Note: This is the 2019 updated edition*
The Shadow Prince is a captivating prequel to the award-winning Mortal Enchantment series. Discover a world where elemental magic reigns, forbidden romance flourishes, and one prince must make an impossible choice.Sixteen-year-old Rowan is the exiled prince of the Fire Court, banished to the mortal world and uncertain if he'll ever return to Avalon to claim his rightful throne. When his estranged mother offers him a chance to reclaim his birthright, Rowan faces an unthinkable challenge: kill Kalin, the half-human heir to the Air Court, or lose everything. Can Rowan bring himself to complete this deadly mission, or will he defy his mother-and the elements themselves?Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Leigh Bardugo, The Shadow Prince is packed with intrigue, betrayal, and elemental power.What Readers Are Saying: "A fast-paced, action-packed adventure filled with magic, intrigue, and danger.""Fans of YA fantasy will love Rowan's dark and twisty journey.""A must-read for lovers of fantasy romance with powerful world-building."
Set in 1978 during "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland, this prequel novel to The O'Brien Tales tells the story of two young people whose love will inspire the generations to come.Sean O'Brien is a new Garda Officer assigned alongside his brother to work the streets of Dublin. With strong ties to their family and native homeland, they begin to carve their place in the world.Sorcha Mullen is a midwifery student facing the challenges of a young Catholic woman living in West Belfast. Fiercely independent, she is consumed with her career, refusing to let the political turmoil and conflicts in her city interfere with her dreams of being a midwife.They come from two vastly different Irelands, sharing a border but worlds apart. After a chance meeting, the attraction between them is undeniable. As the romance intensifies, Sorcha flees from her feelings and returns to her work in the North. But when she finds herself trapped on the wrong side of the peace walls during a bombing campaign, Sean travels into a war zone to rescue the only woman he'll ever love.