by Jorge Manrique, Carmen Díaz Castañón · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470394171
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«Coplas a la muerte de su padre» is the elegy by Jorge Manrique edited by Carmen Díaz Castañón, published by Castalia Ediciones in paperback (128 pages).
A 15th-century poem reflecting on the fleeting nature of life, fame and death, written after the death of the author's father. With a serene and measured tone, the text exalts earthly life and accepts death with fortitude, within a historical context of deep existential concerns.
Annotated edition by Carmen Díaz Castañón in the Castalia Didáctica collection (no. 2), published in 1983, with complete text, chronological tables, introduction, notes and study guidance.
Aimed at literature students approaching a classic of Spanish poetry for the first time, with didactic support materials.
Jorge Manrique was a major Castilian poet, whose main work, the Coplas por la muerte de su padre , is still read today. He was a supporter of the queen Isabel I of Castile, and actively participated on her side in the civil war that broke out against her half-brother, Enrique IV, when the latter attempted to make his daughter, Juana, crown princess. Jorge died in 1479 during an attempt to take the castle of Garcimuñoz, defended by the Marquis of Villena, after Isabel gained the crown.
