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- Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020
In "The Great Captain," Katharine Tynan masterfully intertwines historical narrative with lyrical prose to illuminate the life of the legendary Spanish general, Don Miguel de Cervantes. This biographical novel not only captures the intricacies of Cervantes'Äôs military exploits during the Renaissance but also delves into the psychological landscape of a man driven by honor, ambition, and the quest for identity. Tynan's evocative imagery and rich character development render a vivid portrayal of the tumultuous era, exploring themes such as war, heroism, and the enduring quest for greatness within the framework of a rapidly changing society. Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) was an influential Irish poet and novelist whose literary career spanned several decades and saw her engage with various movements, including the Irish Literary Revival. Having experienced the cultural and political transformations of her time, Tynan was inspired by historical figures and events, often intertwining her own insights with the explorations of fame and legacy. Her background as a participant in Ireland'Äôs literary renaissance profoundly shaped her narrative voice, allowing her to blend personal and historical narrative seamlessly. For readers intrigued by the interplay of history and fiction, "The Great Captain" offers a poignant exploration of personal sacrifice and the complexities of leadership. Tynan's adept storytelling and rich historical context make this novel a compelling addition to the canon of biographical literature, appealing to anyone interested in the forces that shape historical figures and the intricacies of their legacies.
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The Great Captain
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I.—OF MYSELF, THAT GREAT CAPTAIN SIR WALTER RALEIGH, AND OF HOW I BECAME HIS LEAL MAN.
I never knew my father and mother, having been born into a time like that of the great desolation foretold by the Scriptures. They were the days of what I have heard called the Rebellion of the Desmonds, when that great league was made against the power of Eliza, the English Queen, by the Irish princes, which went down in a red sunset of death and blood. Indeed I myself had starved, like other innocents, on the breasts of their dead mothers, had it not been for the pity of him I must ever regard as the greatest of Englishmen, albeit no friend, but rather the spoiler, of those of my blood and faith.
It was indeed while the end was not yet quite determined, for although Sir James Desmond, the wisest and most skilled of their generals in the art of war, was dead, there was yet the Seneschal of Imokilly and other Geraldine lords fighting for their inheritance and their country. It was on a day when Sir Walter Raleigh with a handful of troopers was returning from a visit to the Lord Deputy at Dublin that he found me. He had expected no ambush, and rode slowly, being fatigued by his journey, through the great woods to the Ford of the Kine. Now the woods covered many dead and dying, and as the Captain rode at the head of his men I came running from the undergrowth, a lusty and fearless lad of three, and held up my hands to the foremost rider. I had as like as not been spitted on a trooper’s sword but that the Captain himself, leaning from his horse, swung me to his saddle-bow.
He had perhaps a thought of his own little Wat, by his mother’s knee in an English pleasaunce, for, as I have heard since, he talked with me and provoked me to confidence. Nor was I slow to answer all he asked, being a bright and bold child, which perhaps was the saving of me, since I flung an arm round the great Captain’s steel-clad neck, and perched by him as bold as any robin that is housed in the frost.
