Speaking Truth to Power: The Legacy of the Young Cid

by Matthew Bailey

Emerging from a richly diverse oral narrative tradition circa 1300, the heroic and dynamic tale of the young Cid eclipses the uninspired, matter-of-fact narration of the reign of Fernando I into which it is incorporated. In its analysis of the Mocedades de Rodrigo, the epic poem of Cid's youth, Speaking Truth to Power identifies the narrative cohesion and the aesthetic principles that elevated the story of the young Cid to its place of prominence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487506872
• ISBN13: 9781487506872
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"