Chapter 3: The Composition of the Crónica de veinte reyes and the Place of the Poema de mio Cid in the Chronicle

Brian Powell

From Epic and Chronicle: The 'Poema de mio Cid' and the 'Crónica de veinte reyes' (1983), pp. 50-70, doi:10.59860/td.c38356c

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Brian Powell

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Abstract.  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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