The Book of the Knight Zifar: A Translation of El Libro del Cavallero Zifar - Paperback

by Charles L. Nelson (Editor), Charles L. Nelson (Translator)

The Book of the Knight Zifar (or Cifar), Spain's first novel of chivalry, is the tale of a virtuous but unfortunate knight who has fallen from grace and must seek redemption through suffering and good deeds. Because of a curse that repeatedly deprives him of that most important of knightly accoutrements-his horse-Zifar and his family must flee their native India and wander through distant lands seeking to regain their rank and fortune. A series of mishaps divides the family, and the novel follow

Author Biography

Charles L. Nelson is professor of Spanish at Eastern Kentucky University, and the author of several papers on the Cantigas de Santa Maria.