(P/B) JOHN THE VALIANT

Παρουσίαση

"And they thought of this trick: when it got a bit colder
Each dismounted and carried his horse on his shoulder."
Arguably the greatest and most popular poem in the Hungarian language, John the Valiant is Sandor Petofi's spirited folk epic, recounting the adventures of Johnny Grain-o'-corn, a young and 'valiant' shepherd boy.
After a reluctant goodbye to the beautiful Nelly, Johnny embarks on a series of incredible adventures that take him through forests, lands and seas, and into the company of bandits, giants and wicked witches. As he reunites a French princess with her father, he must choose whether to accept the king's gracious offer to ascend to the throne of France, or to return to his beloved Nelly... John the Valiant moves effortlessly from humour to tragedy and back again in the spirit of a classic fairy tale. (From the publisher)