Abstract

This paper analyses 6 of the several adaptations for children and young people of Llibre de les Bèsties that have been published this year on the occasion of the Any Llull (2015-2016). After introducing the person of Llull as a well known writer in medieval times and providing a context for Llibre de les Bèsties in his literary production, the paper focuses on the extratextual and textual paratexts of the 6 adaptations analysed here. Having done that we can estate, on the one hand, the target reader of each adaptation and on the other hand, to what extent the message conveyed in his book can be grasped by young readers of the 21st century.