Hist�oria de Jacob Xalab�in = History of Yakub Celebi / a critical edition, with an introduction and notes by Juan Carlos Bayo ; with an English translation by Barry Taylor.

In English and Catalan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Introduction; 1. The Historical Context; 2. The Genre of the Text and Its Place in Medieval Catalan Literature; 3. Structure and Material; 3.1. First Bloc: Intrigue at the Court of Murad; 3.2. Second Bloc: Adventures in Turkey; 3.3. Third Bloc: The Battle of Kosovo; 4. The Characters; 5. Problems of Dating and Authorship; 6. The Manuscript; 7. Editorial Criteria; Bibliography on the Hist�oria de Jacob Xalab�in; Translator's Note; List of Abbreviations; Hist�oria de Jacob Xalab�in / History of Yakub �Celebi.

[I]. A�c�i comenssa la Ist�oria de Jacob Xalab�in, ffill de l'Almorat, senyor de la Turquia, on se cont�e quines aventures li vengueren en la sua vida, ne con ne en qual manera fin�a sos dies per mans de Beseyt Bey, son frare bastart, qui ax�i mateix auc�is son pare, segons que ho�yrets.[II]. Com l'Amorat man�a Al�i Bax�a que mat�as son fill Jacob Xalab�in; [III]. Com Al�i Bax�a penss�a en quina manera mataria Jacob Xalab�in; [IV]. Com Jacob Xalab�in e Al�i Bax�a se'n fugiren de tota la cort de l'Amorat; [V]. Del matrimoni que lo senyor de la Pal�acia havia fet ab lo senyor de Satalia, ne com los avench.

[VI]. Com lo senyor de Satalia v�ench per menar-se'n sa muller de la Pal�acia[VII]. Com lo senyor de Satalia se'n manava la filla del senyor de la Pal�acia per muller; [VIII]. Com la senyora Nergu�is intr�a dins la torra on era Jacob Xalab�in e Al�i Bax�a; [IX]. Con Jacob Xalab�in e la senyora Nergu�is se regonagueren e�s maravellaren con eren romasos tots sols; [X]. Com la germana del senyor de Satalia isqu�e a rebre son frare, qui venia ab sa muller; [XI]. [Com Al�i Bax�a jagu�e ab la germana del senyor de Satalia, ne con ella se n'an�a ab ell]

[XII]. [Com Al�i Bax�a e la germana del senyor de Satalia fugiren][XIII]. [Com Al�i Bax�a e la germana del senyor de Satalia foren venguts a la torra hon era Jacob Xalab�in e la senyora Nergu�is, e ensemps isqueren de la terra del senyor de la Pal�acia]; [XIV]. Com Jacob Xalab�in torn�a en la cort del seu pare ab Al�i Bax�a e ab les dues donzelles, �co �es, la filla del senyor de la Pal�acia e germana del senyor de Satalia; [XV]. De la nova qui v�ench a l'Amorat con lo cristi�a B�urguar entrava en la sua terra; [XVI]. Com se f�eu la bataylla dels turchs e dels cristians, e con mor�i l'Amorat.

[XVII]. Com Beseyt Bey, bastart, acab�a de matar son pare e offegu�a son frareNotes; Appendix; Introduction; Appendix 1. De la Cr�onica de Ramon Muntaner; Appendix 2. Deu documents d'arxius de Barcelona; Index.

The Histo��ria de Jacob Xalabi��n , an anonymous novel written in Catalan c.1400, focuses on the figure of the Ottoman prince Yakub C��elebi, son of Murad I and half-brother of Bayezid I. It ends with the first detailed account of the battle of Kosovo of 1389, which left a lasting mark on the history of the Balkans. This text, mixing historical and fictional elements, is one of the earliest depictions in Western Literature of the rising Ottoman empire. Because of this, it is most relevant for Mediterranean studies and debates about orientalism. Juan Carlos Bayo has prepared a new critical edition of this novel, with an introduction and notes, and Barry Taylor offers its first translation ever into the English language. The volume is completed with an appendix of texts and documents on the Turkish connections of the Crown of Aragon.

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