The Poema de mio Cid is one of the oldest extant literary works in Castilian, and the most complete epic poem of the Spanish medieval period now known to us in a form close to that in which it was originally written, perhaps around 1200. But it was not the only early source for legends of the Cid, as the Crónica de veinte reyes, the quasi-historical Chronicle of Twenty Kings, demonstrates.
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Epic and Chronicle: The 'Poema de mio Cid' and the 'Crónica de veinte reyes' Brian Powell Complete volume as single PDF
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Chapter 1: The Poema de mio Cid and References to the Cid Before the Composition of the Poem Brian Powell doi:10.59860/td.c164cde
I. The Poema de mio Cid: (A) The Date of the PMC; (B) The Composition of the PMC. II. Before the Poema de mio Cid: (A) Carmen Campidoctoris; (B) Historia Roderici; (C) Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris; (D) Crónica Najerense; (E) Liber Regum and Linaje del Cid. III. The PMC and the Previous Tradition. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Chapter 2: The Poeme de mio Cid and the Alphonsine Chronicles of Spain Brian Powell doi:10.59860/td.c274125
I. The Latin Precursors of the Alphonsine Chronicles: (A) The Chronicon Mundi of Lucas of Tuy; (B) The De Rebus Hispaniae of Rodrigo Toledano. II. The Alphonsine Chronicles: (A) Estoria de España; (B) Primera crónica general; (C) Crónica de veinte reyes; (D) Crónica de los reyes de Castilla; (E) The Later Alphonsine Compilations; (F) Conclusion. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Chapter 3: The Composition of the Crónica de veinte reyes and the Place of the Poema de mio Cid in the Chronicle Brian Powell doi:10.59860/td.c38356c
I. The Originality of the CVR: (A) de veinte reyes?; (B) The CVR and the PCG of 1289. II. The Structural Bases of the CVR: (A) The Annalistic Structure; (B) The Chapter. III. The Interventions of the Chroniclers: (A) Dizen; (B) La estoria; (C) Nos and vos. IV. The Blending of the Prosification of the PMC with Information from Other Sources. V. Conclusion. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Chapter 4: The Style and Language of the Poema de mio Cid and its Prosification in the Crónica de veinte reyes Brian Powell doi:10.59860/td.c49294f
I. The Style of the PMC in the CVR: (A) The Use of Direct Speech; (B) Word Order; (C) Pairs; (D) Other Stylistic Features. II. The Language of the PMC in the CVR: (A) Assonance Words in the CVR; (B) Personal Epithets; (C) Physical Phrases; (D) References to the 'Divine'. III. Conclusion. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Chapter 5: The Representation of the Poema de mio Cid in the Crónica de veinte reyes Brian Powell doi:10.59860/td.c5896f6
I. The Accuracy of the CVR: (A) The Personages and their Names; (B) Place Names; (C) Numbers. II. The Roles of the Personages: (A) The Role of the Cid; (B) The Role of the Family; (C) The Cid's Friends and the Cid's Enemies; (D) The Role of the Moors. III. Other Aspects of the Comparison between the PMC and the CVR: (A) The Additions in the Prosification in the CVR; (B) Changes from the PMC in the Prosification in the CVR 103. IV. Conclusion. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
Most of the chapters of this study, with the exception of the first, have their own conclusions. Consequently, this final conclusion will be relatively brief. Its purpose is to bring together the threads of what has been said in each of the preceding chapters, so that the juxtaposition of this material may shed more light on all aspects of it. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
Appendix A: The Manuscripts of the Crónica de veinte Reyes; Appendix B: A Transcription of the Prosification of the PMC found in Manuscript N of the CVR. Note cues in Appendix B refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Powell, Brian, Epic and Chronicle: The 'Poema de mio Cid' and the 'Crónica de veinte reyes', MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 18 (MHRA, 1983)
First footnote reference:35 Brian Powell, Epic and Chronicle: The 'Poema de mio Cid' and the 'Crónica de veinte reyes', MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 18 (MHRA, 1983), p. 21.
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