Chapter 4: The Style and Language of the Poema de mio Cid and its Prosification in the Crónica de veinte reyes

Brian Powell

From Epic and Chronicle: The 'Poema de mio Cid' and the 'Crónica de veinte reyes' (1983), pp. 71-88, doi:10.59860/td.c49294f

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Brian Powell

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Abstract.  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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