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Title: Poem of the Cid by Lesley B. Simpson ISBN: 0-520-01176-7 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1962 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: IMMORTAL TALE OF CHIVALRY AND HEROISM
Comment: The Poem of the Cid (here translated by Lesley Byrd Simpson) is required reading for anyone interested in tales of high adventure, honor, and chivalry, for these things are the backgone of one of literature's greatest sagas: the tale of Ruy Diaz of Bivar,the Cid, and Spain's greatest knight.
Unfairly exiled from his King's country, the Cid throws himself into Moorish Spain to battle, plunder, and rebuild his name. Eventually the Cid's heroism explodes the King's enmity, and he returns home in glory. But the Cid errs in marrying his unsuspecting daughters to the craven Princes of Carrion, unleashing such suffering and dishonor on the girls that only a colorful trial by combat can satisfy the Cid's lust for revenge and heal his family's wounded honor.
Rich in medieval tapestry and flavor and a more realistic depiction of the "chivalric code" than one finds in parallel works (the Cid, for all his honor, is not above deceiving his enemies--or some of his friends!), The Poem of the Cid is highly recommended to anyone born with the spirit of a knight in their heart.
Rating: 5
Summary: The greatest Spanish epic
Comment: This book should belong to the universal, or at least Western, canon of all times. It is the foundation of Spanish literature and national myth. And, for those who think classics, especially medieval, are boring, surprise, it is not at all.
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the Cid, is a great warrior who, because of political intrigue, is dismissed by his master. He leaves and continues his fight against the Moors, who are the masters of most Spain since the 9th century. He conquers Valencia and starts forging his legend, fighting not only the Moors but other traitors to the cause of unfying Spain. One of the best and most famous scenes is the marriage of his two daughters, Urraca and Ximena. The book is written in truly epic style, full of adventures, battles, duels and, especially all the Medieval flavor that makes it unforgettable. In a good translation, the grandiosity of many sentences should be neatly perceived. It's hard to stop recommending this great work of art, a true belonger to the best classic literature the West has produced.
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Title: Arabian Nights and Days : A Novel by Naguib Mahfouz ISBN: 0385469012 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 15 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson ISBN: 0679768114 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Arab Historians of the Crusades by Francesco Gabrieli ISBN: 0520052242 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: July, 1984 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Song of Roland by Robert Harrison ISBN: 0451528573 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Moy Sand and Gravel: Poems by Paul Muldoon ISBN: 0374214808 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 17 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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