Speaking Truth to Power: The Legacy of the Young Cid
Matthew Bailey, "Speaking Truth to Power: The Legacy of the Young Cid "
English | ISBN: 1487506872 | 2023 | 200 pages | EPUB, PDF | 437 KB + 5 MB
English | ISBN: 1487506872 | 2023 | 200 pages | EPUB, PDF | 437 KB + 5 MB
Emerging from a richly diverse oral narrative tradition circa 1300, the heroic and dynamic tale of the young Cid eclipses the uninspired, matter-of-fact narration of the reign of Fernando I into which it is incorporated. In its analysis of the Mocedades de Rodrigo, the epic poem of Cid’s youth, Speaking Truth to Power identifies the narrative cohesion and the aesthetic principles that elevated the story of the young Cid to its place of prominence among the epic narratives of medieval Spain.
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