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University Of California Press - The Poem Of The Cid - Paperback
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Description: One of the greatest works of Spanish literature this eight - hundred - year - old saga narrates the legendary exploits of the soldier - adventurer Ruy D az of Bivar known as El Cid the Lord and his part in the long struggle between Christianity and Islam. The poem recounts the adventures of a broad cast of characters: the Cid; his peerless steed Babieca and his two famous swords Colada and Tiz n; his wife Do a Ximena and his two daughters Do a Elvira and Do a Sol who found sanctuary with Abbot Don Sancho in the monastery of San Pedro de Carde a during the Cid's exile; and the black - hearted princes of Carri n Diego and Fernando Gonz lez. This powerful epic sings of universal human values and failures loyalty and betrayal.
Title: The Poem Of The Cid
Brand: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520309616
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Series: World Literature in Translation
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets
Description: One of the greatest works of Spanish literature this eight - hundred - year - old saga narrates the legendary exploits of the soldier - adventurer Ruy D az of Bivar known as El Cid the Lord and his part in the long struggle between Christianity and Islam. The poem recounts the adventures of a broad cast of characters: the Cid; his peerless steed Babieca and his two famous swords Colada and Tiz n; his wife Do a Ximena and his two daughters Do a Elvira and Do a Sol who found sanctuary with Abbot Don Sancho in the monastery of San Pedro de Carde a during the Cid's exile; and the black - hearted princes of Carri n Diego and Fernando Gonz lez. This powerful epic sings of universal human values and failures loyalty and betrayal.
Title: The Poem Of The Cid
Brand: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520309616
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Series: World Literature in Translation
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets
