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Spanish Ballads with English Verse Translations (Hispanic Classics-Medieval)
Roger Wright
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Description for Spanish Ballads with English Verse Translations (Hispanic Classics-Medieval)
Paperback. The Spanish ballad tradition is one of the largest and most colourful in Europe, as reflected in the present collection of 71 of the best examples. Num Pages: 262 pages, arallel English/Spanish. 262p. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
The Spanish ballad tradition is one of the largest and most colourful in Europe, as reflected in the present collection of 71 of the best examples. They include tales of love and adventure, ancient legends such as those of Rodrigo the last Visigothic king, the battle of Roncesvalles and Bernardo del Carpio, stirring accounts of events of Spanish History such as the life of the Cid and the reign of Pedro "the cruel", as well as the "frontier ballads" about the relations between the Christians and the Moslems. Roger Wright's brilliantly performable ... Read more
The Spanish ballad tradition is one of the largest and most colourful in Europe, as reflected in the present collection of 71 of the best examples. They include tales of love and adventure, ancient legends such as those of Rodrigo the last Visigothic king, the battle of Roncesvalles and Bernardo del Carpio, stirring accounts of events of Spanish History such as the life of the Cid and the reign of Pedro "the cruel", as well as the "frontier ballads" about the relations between the Christians and the Moslems. Roger Wright's brilliantly performable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856683404
SKU
V9780856683404
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Ref
99-50
About Roger Wright
Roger Wright is Professor of Spanish at the University of Liverpool. Professor Wright's teaching, publications and research interests lie in Spanish Linguistics (in particular the history of the language) and Spanish oral literature. He is a leading international authority on Late Latin and the development of vernacular Romance languages.
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