Structures From the Trivium in the Canta / / James F. Burke.

The medieval poem Cantar de Mio Cid is one of the great works of Spanish literature. Its precise date is uncertain, and its author has never been identified. Some scholars believe that it was written by many authors who, over time, adapted earlier material. In this study James Burke considers the au...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1991
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (239 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Poetry and the Trivium
  • 2. The Dialectical and Rhetorical Education of the Poet
  • 3. Refashioning the Material: The Art of the Poet
  • 4. Finding the Topics
  • 5. Dominicus Gundissalinus and the Imaginative, Poetic Syllogism
  • 6. Defining and Dividing the Adventures of the Hero
  • 7. 'Tan buen dia es hoy': The Positive Frame of the Poem
  • 8. Themes of Awakening and Manifestation
  • 9. The Lion as Symbol
  • 10. Rhetoric and the Cortes Episode
  • 11. Economics and Poetry: The False Sign
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Works Cited
  • Index