Recommended Sources at Leyburn Library
The Epic of the Cid with Related Texts by Call Number: PQ6367.E3 H37 2011ISBN: 9781603843164Publication Date: 2011... In offering both a highly readable, colloquial prose translation of El Cantar de Mio Cid and selections from a wide variety of those contemporary accounts, this volume brings the historical figure back to life for modern readers. Harney's substantial Introduction and annotation provide the historical, military, and literary background necessary for an informed reading of the texts; also included are maps, a compendium of proper names, a bibliography, and an index.
The Quest for el Cid by Call Number: DP99 .F57 1990ISBN: 0394574478Publication Date: 1990By placing El Cid in a fresh, historical context, Fletcher shows us an adventurous soldier of fortune who was of a type, one of a number of "cids," or "bosses," who flourished in eleventh-century Spain ...
Las Mocedades de Rodrigo by
Perhaps the most famous Castilian in history, Rodrigo Diaz - also known as 'the Cid' - lived in the second half of the eleventh century, distinguishing himself during the conquest of the Muslim kingdom of Valencia. The epic poem "Las Mocedades de Rodrigo (The Youthful Deeds of Rodrigo)," is a fictional account of the young Rodrigo's passage from impetuous initiate to menacing force of nature, and, finally, to ally and servitor of his king. Written around 1300, the poem garnered a significant reputation in its native Spain and is still widely read today. Despite its popularity, an English translation has never been published. This bilingual edition offers both the Old Spanish version of "Las Mocedades" as well as the first English translation of the epic poem. In his introduction, Matthew Bailey examines the text as a compilation of oral narratives passed down from speakers to scribes. Situating it fully within the tradition of Spanish epic poetry, Bailey goes on to review the poem's critical reception, explains the hybrid nature of the narrative, and looks at the origins of the hero himself. The translation includes explanatory notes to help the contemporary English-language reader understand the social and political circumstances surrounding the poem. For those interested in the poetry of medieval Spain, the epic tradition, or for anyone looking for a good adventure story, "Las Mocedades de Rodrigo" will be essential reading.
Call Number: PQ6366 .A4 2007ISBN: 9780802093363Publication Date: 2007
El "Cantar de Mio Cid" y la Epica Medieval Espanola by Call Number: PQ6377 .D49 1987ISBN: 8477690049Publication Date: 1987
Carmen Campidoctoris, o, Poema latino del Campeador by Call Number: PQ6366 .A15 2001ISBN: 8495486202Publication Date: 2001
The Making of the "Poema de Mio Cid" by
The Poema de mio Cid is in all respects a major text of early Spanish literature and an epic of great power. Its origins and authorship have long been a subject of dispute among scholars and this book, firmly based on rigorous research, proposes the view that the Poema was a wholly new work of the early thirteenth century written by a single author, Per Abad. The author argues that it was the first epic to be composed in Castilian and he examines the sources that the poet used for the structure of his work, for his rhetoric and for his metrical system.
Call Number: PQ6373 .S6 1983ISBN: 0521249929Publication Date: 1983
Política, historia y drama en el cerco de Zamora : la comedia segunda de Las mocedades del Cid de Guillén de Castro by Call Number: PQ6321.C7 M777 1989ISBN: 8477331073Publication Date: 1989
The Poetics of Speech in the Medieval Spanish Epic by
The Poetics of Speech in the Medieval Spanish Epic explores the composition of manuscript texts in thirteenth-century Spain. Of the vernacular epic poems originating with the minstrels of this era, only three full-length works remain: Cantar de Mio Cid, Poema de Fernán González, and Mocedades de Rodrigo, all preserved and recorded by members of the clergy. By analyzing expressive traits found in these three poems, Matthew Bailey links them to the cognitive processes that take place in the minds of speakers as narration unfolds. In Latin and other vernacular texts from the same period, authors identify their sources as oral, describe oral compositional techniques, and detail modes of processing texts in medieval monastic environments. Using the information provided by these details, as well as a close technical reading of the three epic poems, Bailey incorporates the methodologies and concepts of discourse analysis in an examination of expression in the Spanish epic and points convincingly to oral composition as the initial step in text creation for the period.
Call Number: PQ6088 .B35 2010ISBN: 9781442641563Publication Date: 2010
Medieval Spanish Epic by
Thomas Montgomery traces the origins of key parts of most known medieval Spanish epics to an ancient myth. He shows how the myth of the initiation of the young warrior, shown by Georges Dumézil to be fundamental to the belief systems of widely distributed Indo-European peoples, was variously adapted to shape the action of texts including the Siete Infantes de Lara, the Mocedades de Rodrigo, and the Poema de Mio Cid, in which it accounts for the peculiar behavior of the Infantes de Carrión. Montgomery also connects the same mythic tradition to works as diverse as Tristan and the Chanson de Roland ...
Call Number: PQ6058 .M66 1998ISBN: 0271017384Publication Date: 1998
Adaptation and Appropriation by
Ranging across genres and harnessing concepts from fields as diverse as musicology and the natural sciences, this volume brings clarity to the complex debates around adaptation and appropriation, offering a much-needed resource for those studying literature, film or culture.
Call Number: PN171.A33 S26 2006ISBN: 9780415311724Publication Date: 2006
Spain: a Companion to Spanish Studies by Call Number: DP48 .R87 1976ISBN: 0416164102Publication Date: 1973
Mujeres Épicas Españolas by Call Number: PQ6048.W6 R37 2011ISBN: 9781855662254Publication Date: 2011-04-21
Recommended Sources NOT at Leyburn Library
These books are not at W&L, but can be requested on Interlibrary Loan. Books can take up to 2 weeks to arrive, so order them early.
- The World of El Cid. Edited by Simon Barton and R.A. Fletcher
- La Tradicion Epica de las Mocedades de Rodrigo. Samuel Armistead
- Las Mocedades de Rodrigo: Estudios Criticos, Manuscrito y Edicion. Matthew Bailey
- Mocedades de Rodrigo: Estudio y Edicion de los tres Estados del Texto. Leonardo Funes
- Cantar de Mio Cid. Alberto Montaner Frutos (2007 ed.)
The Movie "El Cid"
El Cid by Call Number: DVD PQ1749.A2 M3 2008ISBN: 9781594447358Publication Date: 2008, 1961cwritten by Fredric M. Frank and Philip Yordan ; produced by Samuel Bronston ; directed by Anthony Mann ; a Samuel Bronston production in association with Dear Film Production.
[New York, N.Y.]
Spanish Film under Franco by Call Number: PN1993.5.S7 H54 1988ISBN: 0292776039Publication Date: 1988How does a totalitarian government influence the arts, and how do the arts respond? Spanish Film Under Franco raises these important questions, giving English speakers a starting point in their study of Spanish cinema. After a brief overview of Spanish film before Franco, the author proceeds to a discussion of censorship as practiced by the Franco regime.
Blood Cinema by
In this innovative synthesis of film history and cultural analysis, Marsha Kinder examines the films of such key directors as Buñuel, Saura, Erice, and Almodóvar, as well as works from the popular cinema and television, exploring how they manifest political and cultural tensions related to the production of Spanish national identity within a changing global context...
Call Number: EbookISBN: 0520913477Publication Date: 1993
