Memories, Dreams, and Fictions: The Liminality of Mudarra and Embedded Narratives in the Legend of the Seven Infantes of Lara.
The article discusses literature on mediaeval studies with special reference to "Embedded Narratives in the Legend of the Seven Infantes of Lara" the 1896 monograph by Ramon Menendez Pidal that inaugurated the modern study of the Castilian epic, focused on finding and defending the historical basis...
| Publicado en: | Essays in Medieval Studies Vol. 31; pp. 25 - 43 |
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West Virginia University Press
2015
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| Sumario: | The article discusses literature on mediaeval studies with special reference to "Embedded Narratives in the Legend of the Seven Infantes of Lara" the 1896 monograph by Ramon Menendez Pidal that inaugurated the modern study of the Castilian epic, focused on finding and defending the historical basis for the legend. It is noted that seven-decade- long determination to compare epic narratives of Pidal with verifiable history continues to be deeply influential even today. |
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