The Poema de mio Cid is in all respects a major text of early
Spanish literature and an epic of great power. Its origins and
authorship have long been a subject of dispute among scholars and
this book, firmly based on rigorous research, proposes the view
that the Poema was a wholly new work of the early thirteenth
century written by a single author, Per Abad. The author argues
that it was the first epic to be composed in Castilian and he
examines the sources that the poet used for the structure of his
work, for his rhetoric and for his metrical system. Throughout the
work Professor Smith seeks not only to combat the competing
'traditionalist' and 'oralist' viewpoints, but also to give as
clear a picture as possible of the cultural background in which the
Poema was written and to enhance the standing of a remarkable poet.
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