Chapter 5: The Representation of the Poema de mio Cid 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. 89-106, doi:10.59860/td.c5896f6

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Brian Powell

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Abstract.  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.

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