Matthew Bailey

Speaking Truth to Power

The Legacy of the Young Cid

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the evolution of an oral narrative tradition that inspired the Spanish epic poem Mocedades de Rodrigo.

Produktdetails

• Toronto Iberic
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781487506872
• ISBN-10: 1487506872
• Artikelnr.: 68854988

Autorenporträt

Matthew Bailey is a professor of Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Legendary Response to Charlemagne in Spain
2. Affect and the Quest for Narrative Coherence
3. Chronicle Prose and Rodrigo’s Epic Deeds
4. Holy Warriors: Rodrigo and His Celestial Champions
5. Guillén de Castro’s Mocedades del Cid and the Traditional Ballad
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index