The Poem of Fernan Gonzalez

The Poem of Fernan Gonzalez
Author:
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 180034516X

New translation of the thirteenth century account of the life and achievements of the tenth century Castillian leader Fernán González and historical study of his life and of the historical background to the poem.

The Poetics of Speech in the Medieval Spanish Epic

The Poetics of Speech in the Medieval Spanish Epic
Author: Matthew Bailey
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1442641568

'Matthew Bailey's work on medieval Hispanic epic poetry is most impressive. It is a unique contribution to our knowledge of the Old Spanish epic and offers a highly original advance in its field. This book will, of course, primarily be of interest to Hispano-Medievalists, but given its enlightened and far-reaching views - based on very wide reading - it will also be of significant interest to all medievalists and folklorists, regardless-of specialty'-Samuel Armistead, Department of Spanish, University of California, Davis 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 Fernßn Gonzßlez, and Mocedades de Rodrigo, all preserved and recorded by members of the clergy. By analysing 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.

A Companion to the Poema de mio Cid

A Companion to the Poema de mio Cid
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004363750

This volume brings together a number of distinguished scholars in the field of Poema de mio Cid studies. It provides an informed introduction to key literary aspects of the poem, and thoroughly examines many of the complex issues that are crucial for a comprehensive understanding of the work (historical context, ideological motivations, prosification in medieval chronicles, the poem’s place in the canon of Spanish literature). Equally important are the new findings that have been put forward since the 1970s, when scholars started to challenge Ramón Menéndez Pidal’s theories that had dominated the philological discourse since the beginning of the twentieth century. Contributors are Matthew Bailey, Simon Barton, Francisco Bautista, Juan Carlos Bayo Julve, Federico Corriente, Leonardo Funes, Luis Galván, Fernando Gómez Redondo, Eukene Lacarra Lanz, Salvatore Luongo, Georges Martin, Alberto Montaner, Javier Rodríguez Molina, Mercedes Vaquero, Roger Wright, and Irene Zaderenko.

Las Mocedades de Rodrigo

Las Mocedades de Rodrigo
Author: Matthew Bailey
Publisher: King's College London Clams
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Contributors: Alan Deyermond, Samuel G. Armistead, Thomas Montgomery, David Hook, Antonia Long, Vera Castro Lingl, Matthew Bailey, Mercedes Vaquero, Fernando Gómez Redondo, Fátima Alfonso Pinto

The Theory of Oral Composition

The Theory of Oral Composition
Author: John Miles Foley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1988-06-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780253204653

" . . . excellent book . . . " —The Classical Outlook " . . . brief and readable . . . There is good tonic in these pages for the serious student of oral tradition . . . a remarkable book." —Asian Folklore Studies "The bibliography is a boon for students and faculty at any level who are curious about the nature, composition, and performance of oral poetry." —Choice " . . . concise, evolutionary account . . . " —Religious Studies Review "As ever, Professor Foley's conscientious scholarship and sound judgements combine to make a further substantial contribution to the field." —E. C. Hawkesworth, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, The Slavonic Review "Foley is probably the only scholar who is in a position even to suggest the extent of what we should know to work in this area." —Speculum "Foley's survey stands as a fitting tribute to the achievements of Parry and Lord and as a sure guide to future productive work in the field." —Journal of American Folklore " . . . detailed and informative study . . . We are fortunate that John Foley chose to write this book." —Motif " . . . Theory of Oral Composition . . . detailed account written in an elegant style which could serve equally as a textbook for college and graduate students and as a reference tool for scholars already in the field." —Olifant "As an 'introductory history,' The Theory of Oral Composition accomplishes its purpose admirably. It has the capacity to arouse interest on the part of the uninitiated." —Anthropologica Presents the first history of the new field of oral-formulaic theory, which arose from the pioneering research of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric poems.

Mocedades de Rodrigo

Mocedades de Rodrigo
Author: Leonardo Funes
Publisher: Tamesis Books
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781855661011

Definitive edition of epic poem recording the Cid's youthful deeds. Mocedades de Rodrigo, telling of the youthful deeds of Rodrigo Diaz, the Cid, is a rare surviving (incomplete) epic poem from medieval Spain. Its importance cannot be overestimated. The present edition bears witness to theeditor's long engagement with the text, and will rapidly be accepted as the definitive edition. It includes a paleographic transcription of the manuscript (Crónica rimada), a critical edition of the poem reworked by a pro-Palentinian cleric (Refundición de las Mocedades de Rodrigo), and a conjectural reconstruction of the original epic (Gesta de las Mocedades de Rodrigo). This editorial work is rounded off by a complete study of the poem's characteristics as a product of the late epic tradition in Castile, the process of its composition, its narrative structure, ideology and contextual inscription. Accompanying literary analysis constitutes an exhaustive commentary on the poem, drawing on modern scholarship and providing new insights. Mocedades de Rodrigo es uno de los escasos poemas épicos conservados de la España medieval, que cuenta las hazañas de juventud de Rodrigo Díaz, el Cid. Llegado a nosotros en un único testimonio incompleto, es imposible sobreestimar su importancia. La presente edición da cuenta del profundo conocimiento del texto logrado por el editor tras muchos años de dedicación, por lo que rápidamente será aceptada como edición definitiva. Consta de una transcripción paleográfica del manuscrito (Crónica rimada), una edición crítica del poema reelaborado por un clérigo pro-palentie las Mocedades de Rodrigo) y una reconstrucción conjetural del poema original (Gesta de las Mocedades de Rodrigo). Esta labor editorial se redondea con un completo estudio de las características del poema como productode la tradición épica tardía en Castilla, de su proceso de composición, de su estructura narrativa, de su ideología y de su inscripción contextual. El análisis literario desarrollado en la introducción y en las notn exhaustivo comentario del poema que aprovecha los logros de la moderna crítica cidiana y al mismo tiempo ofrece una visión novedosa de la obra. LEONARDO FUNES is Professor of Medieval Spanish at the University of Buenos Aires.

Historicist Essays on Hispano-Medieval Narrative

Historicist Essays on Hispano-Medieval Narrative
Author: Barry Taylor
Publisher: MHRA
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1904350313

In this volume seventeen scholars from Great Britain, Ireland, Spain and the US pay tribute to the memory of Roger M Walker, Professor of Spanish at Birkbeck College, London. His publications were chiefly in the field of Old Spanish narrative epic, romance, hagiography and the Libro de buen amor and the editors have sought to assemble contributions on these topics. Versions of some of the papers were presented at the symposium held in Professor Walkers memory at Birkbeck College in October 1999.