Legends & Romances of Spain. Lewis Spence
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Lewis Spence
Legends & Romances of Spain
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4057664562807
Table of Contents
Chapter I: The Sources of Spanish Romance
The Literary Development of Castilian
The Poetical Courts of Castile
Castilian Opposition to the Chansons de Gestes
Possible Moorish Influence on Spanish Romance
Moorish ‘Fashion’ in Spanish Romance
Chapter II: The “Cantares de Gesta” and the “Poema del Cid”
The Story of Bernaldo de Carpio
Money-lending in the Eleventh Century
The Combat with the Moorish King
A ‘Secret Service’ Story of “The Cid”
Origin of the “Amadis” Romances