Speaking Truth to Power: The Legacy of the Young Cid

by Matthew Bailey

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1487506872

ISBN13:9781487506872

Release Date:November 2023

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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