Amadis of Gaul

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noun

1. a Spanish romance of the second half of the 15th century by García de Montalvo, possibly based on Portuguese and French material of the late medieval period.

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Example Sentences

But his closest sympathies were reserved for poetical tales, for the adventures of Roland and King Arthur, which are a soldier's reading, and even for the exploits of Amadis of Gaul.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.

It is to Herberay that the famous romance of Amadis of Gaul owes most of its fame.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

The valiant deeds of Knight o'th' Sun       And Rosicleer so tall;     And Palmerin of England too       And Amadis of Gaul.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

If Porthos were on earth again, or Amadis of Gaul, they might have happy and useful careers in handling as they deserve the maligners of good, quiet women.

From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

"How the Child of the Sea Was Made Knight" is from Amadis of Gaul, which is described in Don Quixote as one of the earliest and best of the Spanish romances.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by Patten, William