Història de Jacob Xalabín / History of Yakub Çelebi: A Critical Edition, with an Introduction and Notes

Introduction 1
1. The Historical Context 2
2. The Genre of the Text and Its Place in Medieval Catalan Literature 10
3. Structure and Material 13
3.1. First Bloc: Intrigue at the Court of Murad 14
3.2. Second Bloc: Adventures in Turkey 18
3.3. Third Bloc: The Battle of Kosovo 20
4. The Characters 26
5. Problems of Dating and Authorship 28
6. The Manuscript 31
7. Editorial Criteria 33
Bibliography on the Història de Jacob Xalabín 35
Translator’s Note 39
List of Abbreviations 42
Història de Jacob Xalabín / History of Yakub Çelebi
[I] Açí comenssa la 'Istòria de Jacob Xalabín, ffill de l’Almorat, senyor de la Turquia' / Here Begins the 'History of Yakub Çelebi, Son of the Great Emir, Lord of Turkey' 44
[II] Com l’Amorat manà Alí Baxà que matàs son fill Jacob Xalabín / How the Great Emir Ordered Ali Pasha to Kill His Son Yakub Çelebi 62
[III] Com Alí Baxà penssà en quina manera mataria Jacob Xalabín / How Ali Pasha Thought How He Would Kill Yakub Çelebi 66
[IV] Com Jacob Xalabín e Alí Baxà se’n fugiren de tota la cort de l’Amorat / How Yakub Çelebi and Ali Pasha Fled from the Great Emir’s Entire Court 72
[V] Del matrimoni que lo senyor de la Palàcia havia fet ab lo senyor de Satalia, ne com los avench / Of the Marriage Which the Lord of Palatia Had Arranged with the Lord of Satalia, and What Befell Them 86
[VI] Com lo senyor de Satalia vénch per menar-se’n sa muller de la Palàcia / How the Lord of Satalia Came to Take His Wife from Palatia 92
[VII] Com lo senyor de Satalia se’n manava la filla del senyor de la Palàcia per muller / How the lord of Satalia Took the Daughter of the Lord of Palatia for His Wife 94
[VIII] Com la senyora Nerguís intrà dins la torra on era Jacob Xalabín e Alí Baxà / How the Lady Nergis Entered the Tower Where Yakub Çelebi and Ali Pasha Were 98
[IX] Con Jacob Xalabín e la senyora Nerguís se regonagueren e·s maravellaren con eren romasos tots sols / How Yakub Çelebi and the Lady Nergis Woke and were Surprised to Find Themselves Left Alone 104
[X] Com la germana del senyor de Satalia isqué a rebre son frare, qui venia ab sa muller / How the Sister of the Lord of Satalia Went Out to Meet Her Brother, Who was Coming with His Wife 106
[XI] [Com Alí Baxà jagué ab la germana del senyor de Satalia, ne con ella se n’anà ab ell] / How Ali Pasha Lay with the Sister of the Lord of Satalia, and How She Went with Him 110
[XII] [Com Alí Baxà e la germana del senyor de Satalia fugiren] / How Ali Pasha and the Sister of the Lord of Satalia Fled 116
[XIII] [Com Alí Baxà e la germana del senyor de Satalia foren venguts a la torra hon era Jacob Xalabín e la senyora Nerguís, e ensemps isqueren de la terra del senyor de la Palàcia] / How Ali Pasha and the Sister of the Lord of Satalia Came to the Tower Where Yakub Çelebi and the Lady Nergis Were, and Together Left the Land of the Lord of Palatia 122
[XIV] Com Jacob Xalabín tornà en la cort del seu pare ab Alí Baxà e ab les dues donzelles, ço és, la filla del senyor de la Palàcia e germana del senyor de Satalia / How Yakub Çelebi Returned to the Court of His Father, with Ali Pasha and the Two Damsels, That is, the Daughter of the Lord of Palatia, and the Sister of the Lord of Satalia 130
[XV] De la nova qui vénch a l’Amorat con lo cristià Búrguar entrava en la sua terra / Of the News Which Came to the Great Emir How the Christian Bulgar was Invading His Land 136
[XVI] Com se féu la bataylla dels turchs e dels cristians, e con morí l’Amorat / How the Battle was Fought between the Turks and the Christians, and How the Great Emir Died 142
[XVII] Com Beseyt Bey, bastart, acabà de matar son pare e offeguà son frare / How the Bastard Bayezid Bey Dispatched His Father and Strangled His Brother 146
Notes 148
Appendix
Introduction 163
1 From the 'Chronicle' of Ramon Muntaner 166
2 Ten Documents from Archives in Barcelona 202
Index 224