Companion to the Poema de mio Cid

Irene Zaderenko, Ph.D. (1994), Graduate School-City University of New York, is Professor of Spanish Literature at Boston University. She has published monographs and many articles on epic poetry, including El monasterio de Cardeña y el inicio de la épica cidiana (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, 2013).Alberto Montaner, Ph.D. (1994), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, is Professor of Spanish Literature at Universidad de Zaragoza. He has published monographs, philological editions, and many articles on epic poetry, including a landmark edition of Cantar de mio Cid (Real Academia Española, 2011; 2nd. rev. ed. 2016).

• ContentsPrologueIrene Zaderenko and Alberto MontanerList of FiguresNotes on ContributorsPart 1: The Codex and the AuthorIntroduction1 The Poema de mio Cid as Text: Manuscript Transmission and Editorial PoliticsAlberto Montaner2 The Question of AuthorshipIrene ZaderenkoPart 2: Linguistic Aspects3 Why was the Poema de mio Cid Written Down the Way It was?Roger Wright4 A Closer Look at the Poema de mio Cid’s LanguageJavier Rodríguez Molina5 On the Arabic Loanwords in the Poema de mio CidFederico CorrientePart 3: Poetic Aspects and Structure6 On the Poetic Technique of the Poema de mio CidJuan Carlos Bayo Julve7 “Mio Cid Ruy Díaz odredes lo que dixo”: The Voice of the Narrator, the Voice of the CharactersSalvatore Luongo8 Oral Expression in the Poema de mio CidMatthew Bailey9 Episodic Logic and the Structure of the Poema de mio CidLeonardo FunesPart 4: Historical Aspects10 The Historical Context of the Poema de mio CidSimon Barton11 Social Structures and Values in the Poema de mio CidGeorges Martin12 Legal Aspects of the Poema de mio CidEukene Lacarra LanzPart 5: The Poema de mio Cid in the Cultural History of Spain13 The Poema de mio Cidand the Canon of the Spanish Epic RevisitedMercedes Vaquero14 The Poema de mio Cid in 13th and 14th-Century Romance HistoriographyFrancisco Bautista15 The Cidian Matter in the 15th CenturyFernando Gómez Redondo16 The Canonization of the Poema de mio Cid from the 18th to the 20th CenturyLuis GalvánSelect BibliographyIndex

'This volume provides a lively and necessary introduction to recent scholarly work on the poem [...] All in all, essays are clearly written and useful on their own, and function as excellent introductions to their authors' important work on the Poema de mio Cid from very different perspectives. But what is perhaps most satisfying is how the volume maps out areas of consensus and disagreement through the multifaceted dialogue between its contributions, which will stimulate further research'. Clara Pascual-Argente, in Bulletin of Spanish Studies , 6, July 2019. "This review cannot do justice to the wealth of information in the volume. Following the spirit of the series, the participants have written their articles with the aim of providing a critical and bibliographical assessment of central issues. It is commendable that the editors let scholars show their expertise by arguing their own (conflicting) research agendas, allowing the reader to navigate different critical avenues. This will be an indispensable tool for all scholars interested in the poem and Spanish medieval epics. For those outside the field of medieval Hispanism, the Companion provides a detailed introduction to this peculiar epic poem and makes available in English a thorough presentation of up-to-date interpretations. In sum, the volume shows the richness of current research on the poem and the continued elusiveness of a masterpiece that is still fertile ground for intellectual disagreements. This Companion is shaped by the vitality of these conflicts and eloquently presents multiple analyticalapproaches and the vibrant research that this poem has produced". Óscar Martín, in Speculum 96/1 (January 2021).