The Poet's Myth Of Fernán González

The Poet's Myth Of Fernán González

A scrupulous examination of the historical and cultural background of the thirteenth-century epic, a study of its structure and a scholarly explanation of the major episodes of Fernán González. "... a significant addition to the secondary literature on the poem." -David Hook, Bulletin of Hispanic Studies.

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: The Structure of the Poem
  • Chapter Three: The Poet's Gothic Spain
  • Chapter Four: The Mysterious Origin of Fernán González
  • Chapter Five: The Hunt and Prophecy Episode
  • Chapter Six: The Hero against Islam
  • Chapter Seven: The First Battle against Navarre
  • Chapter Eight: Cortes in Leon and Aftermath
  • Chapter Nine: The Last Three Battles
  • Chapter Ten: Inversion of the Prison Episodes
  • Chapter Eleven: Liberation
  • Afterword
  • General Bibliography

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