Amadís of Gaul (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- First Published: 1508
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Chivalric romance
- Time of Work: Dark Ages, before the time of King Arthur
- Genres: Long fiction, Romance, medieval
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Adventure, Knights or knighthood, First century, Chivalry
- Locales: Great Britain, Brittany, France, Constantinople, Romania
Places Discussed
*Great Britain. Island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, where the knight Amadís spends his early years after being rescued from the sea by Gandales, and where the greater part of Amadís of Gaul is set. The vast majority of the towns, castles, and geographical features casually named in the text are invented, the principal exceptions being the cities of London, Bristol, and Windsor. However, Windsor—the site where Lisuarte establishes his quasi- Arthurian court—is one of many locations falsely described as an “island”; the actual...
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