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Pious Brief Narrative in Medieval Castilian & Galician Verse From Berceo to Alfonso X.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)1978.Description: 1 online resource (153 pages)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813147666
Other title:
  • Pious Brief Narrative in Medieval Castilian and Galician Verse
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PQ6060 .P568 1978
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Subject: ""Brief narratives,"" or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. They began with writings in Latin and, eventually, made their way into the vernacular languages of Europe. They include the fable, the apologue, the exemplum, the saint's life, the miracle, the biography, the adventure tale, the romance, the jest, and the anecdote, among others. In Spain, the oldest extant brief narratives in written form are in verse and date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The earliest examples include La vi.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction PQ6060 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn900344441

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Folktale and Its Contributions; 2. The Beginnings of Brief Narrative in Spain; 3. Gonzalo de Berceo; 4. The Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X el Sabio; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

""Brief narratives,"" or medieval precursors to the modern short story, are compositions couched in the form of a tale of reasonable short length. They began with writings in Latin and, eventually, made their way into the vernacular languages of Europe. They include the fable, the apologue, the exemplum, the saint's life, the miracle, the biography, the adventure tale, the romance, the jest, and the anecdote, among others. In Spain, the oldest extant brief narratives in written form are in verse and date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The earliest examples include La vi.

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