by Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Alfonso Reyes · Lectorum Pubns · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423918201
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«Cantar de Mio Cid» is the anonymous medieval epic poem with an edition by Ramón Menéndez Pidal and Alfonso Reyes, published by Lectorum Pubns in paperback.
A Castilian work spread by minstrels that recounts the unjust exile of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the Cid, and his campaigns to regain his lost honour. Divided into three cantares, it exalts honour and freedom and offers a portrait of medieval customs with a notable historical basis.
It belongs to Colección Austral no. 20 and this 1987 edition includes the ancient text by Ramón Menéndez Pidal, the modern prose version by Alfonso Reyes and the introduction by Martín de Riquer.
It is common reading in schools and universities and is of interest to those studying Spanish literature.
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Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of El Cid. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 26 separate years, the most nominations of any other person.
