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Author : Jean Paul Keller
Release : 1990
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Poet's Myth of Fernán González by : Jean Paul Keller
Download or read book The Poet's Myth of Fernán González written by Jean Paul Keller. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Such
Release : 2015
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Poem of Fernán González by : Peter Such
Download or read book The Poem of Fernán González written by Peter Such. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend have become intertwined and there is much within its stanzas that is certainly not closely based on historic facts! This new translation is set against a detailed study of the historic context of the Castillian conflicts and a factual account of the life and achievements of Fernan Gonzalez. The political situation of the time in which the poem was composed is also considered, as is the manner in which the 'history' it espouses came to be handed down over three centuries, the possibility of a pre-existing rich oral tradition surrounding this iconic figure, and the possible sources employed by the poet in constructing the poem.
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Release : 2015-04-30
Genre : Poetry
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Download or read book The Poem of Fernan Gonzalez written by . This book was released on 2015-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New translation of the thirteenth century account of the life and achievements of the tenth century Castillian leader Fernán González and historical study of his life and of the historical background to the poem.
Author : Grace Magnier
Release : 2010-03-08
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 408/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pedro de Valencia and the Catholic Apologists of the Expulsion of the Moriscos by : Grace Magnier
Download or read book Pedro de Valencia and the Catholic Apologists of the Expulsion of the Moriscos written by Grace Magnier. This book was released on 2010-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spanish Moriscos, Muslims forcibly converted to Christianity, were expelled by Philip III between 1609 and 1614. Subsequently, writers known as Catholic Apologists wrote justifying the event. Pedro de Valencia, humanist, biblical scholar, jurist and royal Chronicler, condemned expulsion. Both Apologists and Pedro de Valencia made their case by invoking Divine Providence: the former contended that millenarian prophecies and apocalyptic visions were signs of divine warning beforehand and of approval afterwards; Valencia urged Philip III to act as a shepherd king, arguing that Divine Providence would punish monarchs who put political expediency before moral rectitude. Drawing on unpublished source material, the book juxtaposes the ideals of Valencia, a Christian humanist, with the bigotry, superstition and racism of the Apologists.
Author : Matthew Bailey
Release : 2016
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 206/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Charlemagne and His Legend in Early Spanish Literature and Historiography by : Matthew Bailey
Download or read book Charlemagne and His Legend in Early Spanish Literature and Historiography written by Matthew Bailey. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New examinations of the figure of Charlemagne in Spanish literature and culture.
