Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The twelfth-century background; 2. The Cid in legend and literature of the twelfth century, and the date and authorship of the Poema; 3. The poet, his ethos and ambience; 4. Metrical structures; 5. Historical, literary, and other sources and motives; 6. Linguistic and stylistic resources; 7. 'El romanz es leido, dat nos del vino'; Notes; List of works cited; Index.

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This book discusses the work of The Poema de mio Cid a major text of early Spanish literature.