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He was also a popular source of inspiration for Spanish writers of the Romantic period, such as Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, who wrote La Jura de Santa Gadea, or José Zorrilla, who wrote a long poem called La Leyenda del Cid.
On the other hand, some critics (known as individualists) believe El Cantar de mio Cid was composed by one Per Abbad (in English, Abbot Peter [4]) who appears to be credited as the writer of the work in a colophon to the text.
Cantar de Mio Cid, Spanish epic poem of the mid-12th century, the earliest surviving monument of Spanish literature and generally considered one of the great medieval epics and one of the masterpieces of Spanish literature. The poem tells of the fall from royal favour and the eventual vindication.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
It's based on the true story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, and it takes place during the Spanish Reconquest. It's the first known extensive narrative work of the Spanish literature written in a Romance language, and it was composed around 1200.
The greatest mediaeval Spanish songs of deeds and one of the classic works of European literature takes the name of its hero; “el Mio Cid” (my Cid). This song has been conserved in the form of a poem in a single codex that is currently stored at the National Library in Madrid.
Jan 2, 2020 · The real El Cid, the man named Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, did not own two swords that he called Colada and Tizona, nor did he have a horse named Babieca, and he never forced King Alfonso VI to swear...
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Dec 2, 2013 · This research looks at the medieval Spanish epic poem, the Poema de Mio Cid, and how it reflects the world of Spanish culture and literature, its place in the landscape of epic poetry on the European continent, and the noble virtues of the hero, el Cid.
