A Companion to the Poema de Mio Cid

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This volume brings together the knowledge of a number of distinguished scholars whose contributions to the field of Poema de mio Cid studies have been widely recognized. It provides an informed introduction to the poem and presents the most recent findings and interpretations. Contents Prologue for A Companion to the Poema de mio Cid  Irene Zaderenko and Alberto Montaner List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction Irene Zaderenko and Alberto Montaner Part 1 The Codex and the Author Chapter 1 The Poema de mio Cid as Text: Manuscript Transmission and Editorial Politics Alberto Montaner Chapter 2 The Question of Authorship Irene Zaderenko Translated by Peter Mahoney Part 2 Linguistic Aspects Chapter 3 Why was the Poema de mio Cid Written Down the Way It was? Roger Wright Chapter 4 A Closer Look at the Poema de mio Cid’s Language Javier Rodríguez Molina Translated by Javier Pueyo Chapter 5 On the Arabic Loanwords in the Poema de mio Cid Federico Corriente Part 3 Poetic Aspects and Structure Chapter 6 On the Poetic Technique of the Poema de mio Cid Juan Carlos Bayo Julve Chapter 7 “Mio Cid Ruy Díaz odredes lo que dixo”: The Voice of the Narrator, the Voice of the Characters Salvatore Luongo Chapter 8 Oral Expression in the Poema de mio Cid Matthew Bailey Chapter 9 Episodic Logic and the Structure of the Poema de mio Cid Leonardo Funes Translated by Peter Mahoney Part 4 Historical Aspects Chapter 10 The Historical Context of the Poema de mio Cid Simon Barton Chapter 11 Social Structures and Values in the Poema de mio Cid Georges Martin Translated by Peter Mahoney Chapter 12 Legal Aspects of the Poema de mio Cid Eukene Lacarra Lanz Translated by Peter Mahoney Part 5 The Poema de mio Cid in the Cultural History of Spain Chapter 13 The Poema de mio Cid and the Canon of the Spanish Epic Revisited Mercedes Vaquero Chapter 14 The Poema de mio Cid in 13th- and 14th-Century Romance Historiography Francisco Bautista Translated by Peter Mahoney Chapter 15 The Cidian Matter in the 15th Century Fernando Gómez Redondo Translated by Peter Mahoney Chapter 16 The Canonization of the Poema de mio Cid from the 18th to the 20th Century Luis Galván Select Bibliography Index