«Epic texts in medieval Iberia:The cultural battlefeld between Christians and Muslims»
Autor Zaderenko, Irene
Título Epic texts in medieval Iberia:The cultural battlefeld between Christians and Muslims
Otros autores M. Gerli - R. D. Giles
Título revista/libro The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia. Unity in Diversity
Ciudad London - New York
Editorial Routledge
Año 2021
Páginas 546-562
Colección Routledge Companions to Hispanic and Latin American Studies
Resumen
El propósito de la autora es presentar «a new critical perspective on the medieval Spanish epic by re-examining some fundamental questions about the genre and problematizing the relationship between literary form and historical facts, tradition, and innovation» (p. 546). Para ello, toma en consideración el pequeño corpus de obras épicas, desde la más conocida, el Poema de mio Cid, hasta otras que considera menos estudiadas: Siete Infantes de Lara, Sancho II, Bernardo del Carpio, Mocedades de Rodrigo y Poema de Fernán González. Para la autora, si bien las obras parecen ser narraciones de propaganda cristiana, la representación del mundo islámico no deja de ser intrigante: «Some critics have argued that the Poema de mio Cid was used to promote the Christian conquest of Muslim peoples and territories, justifying the use of force with inspiring poetry. But a closer look at the Poema de mio Cid and other medieval Spanish epics reveal that they were composed in dialogue with the Islamic world, showing in a very original way a «convivencia» (cohabitation or coexistence) with Hispano–Muslims during the (re)conquest of territories they occupied.» (ibid). A esta cuestión en particular dedica el presente capítulo
