The Poem of the Cid / Edition 1

by Lesley Byrd Simpson

Overview

Students of Spanish literature have long been familiar with this eight-hundred-year-old epic detailing the legendary exploits of the soldier-adventurer Ruy Díaz of Bivar, El Cid, and of his part in the long struggle between Christianity and Islam. The epic poem recounts the adventures of the Cid; of his peerless steed, Babieca, and of his two famous swords, Colada and Tizón; of his wife, Doña Ximena, and his two daughters, Doña Elvira and Doña Sol, who found sanctuary with Abbot Don Sancho in the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña during the Cid's exile; and of the despicable and black-hearted princes of Carrión, Diego and Fernando González.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520250109
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	01/22/2007
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	157
Product dimensions:	4.38(w) x 7.19(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lesley Byrd Simpson was a renowned translator of many great works of Spanish literature. His translations of The Celestina and The Poem of the Cid (both UC Press books) in particular preserve the vigor and colloquial flavor of the original.

Table of Contents

Canto One: The Exile
Canto Two: The Wedding
Canto Three: The Outrage at Corpes

Map: Spain in the Time of the Cid