Department of spanish and portuguese graduate reading lists. The lay of the cid is a translation of the cantar del mio cid, a poem written in the. The poem of the cid, the first great work of spanish literature, tells the story of the. On the whole, i enjoyed reading the poem and the translation appears to be very good. The first edition of the novel was published in 1140, and was written by anonymous. Merwin the poem of the cid summary book reports cid was not involved in the fight, but his nephews we. Geoffrions world history podcast auntie and nephew.
The poetry of the people which was relatedrecited originally by wandering minstrels juglares in the medieval spain, often dealing with the exploits of national heroes as well as intimate personal emotions of lyric poetry. Although the cid accomplished the remarkable feats of capturing the rich muslim kingdom of valencia and holding it as his own, and. There are numerous translations of the song of the cid in english. We know that arredondo was looking at various written sources which contained juglaresque elements. Synopsis of the plot spanish epic poem song of my cid. It was made in 1140, and one of the scriptures was found in 1779. The translation is close enough to the original that one can easily go back and forth to clear up any doubts, but english enough to be read fluently. Over the centuries, numerous editions and translations of the cid have appeared, attesting to the works. John hopkins university circulars xv, baltimore 189596, s. The first, which we have already quoted, is the poem of almeria 11471148, which tells of the conquest. Arabic and christian sources, mediaeval texts, the.
Although the cid accomplished the remarkable feats of capturing the rich muslim kingdom of. Poema del mio cid ebook anonimo descargar libro pdf o. The main characters of this historical, medieval story are. Codex calixtinus with special attention to books iii and iv, spanish and english translations available. I had just read blackburns translations of troubadour poetry and liked them very. He was born in vivar, a town near the city of burgos.
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