The History of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albania, containing his famous acts, his noble deeds of arms, and memorable victories against the Turks, for the faith the Christ

by Marin Barleci, David Hosaflook (Editor), Jacques de Lavardin

This work is the first major biography of the life and deeds of George Castriot Scanderbeg, the Albanians’ foremost hero. It was the second book published by Albania's first known author, Marin Barleti (Marinus Barletius), a priest and historian from Shkodra who was a contemporary of many of Scanderbeg’s associates.

The book, first published in Latin in 1508, recounts not only the life and deeds of Scanderbeg, but also contemporary events such as the fall of Constantinople and schisms within Italy and in the Roman Catholic Church. As the Ottoman East continued to menace the Christian West and as leaders looked for models of resistance, this work generated significant interest in Europe and was translated into multiple European languages. It was brought to French in 1576 by Jacques de Lavardin and to Elizabethan English in 1596 by Zachary Jones—adorned with a sonnet by Edmund Spenser. As such, this text became the seminal work upon which subsequent works on Scanderbeg have been based (directly or indirectly), making it essential foundational reading for any serious study about Scanderbeg’s life and times.

Whereas the original 1596 English version contains outdated spelling and punctuation, this new edition by David Hosaflook provides updated spelling, punctuation, topic headings, notes, and a glossary—making Barleti's text accessible to readers of English while retaining the elegance and dignity of Jones' Elizabethan/Shakespearean English.

Genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction, Medieval History

720 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1494

About the author

Marin Barleci (Latin: Marinus Barletius, Italian: Marino Barlezio; c. 1450–1460 – c. 1512-1513) was a historian, humanist and Catholic priest from Shkodër, Albania.

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