TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keller,John Esten
TI  - Pious Brief Narrative in Medieval Castilian & Galician Verse: From Berceo to Alfonso X
T2  - Studies in Romance Languages
SN  - 9780813147666
AV  - PQ6060 .P568 1978
PY  - 1978///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - The University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Berceo, Gonzalo de,
KW  - Alfonso
KW  - Mary,
KW  - Spanish poetry
KW  - To 1500
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Narrative poetry, Spanish
KW  - Christian poetry, Spanish
KW  - Civilization, Medieval, in literature
KW  - X
KW  - King of Castile and Leon
KW  - 1221-1284
KW  - Cantigas de Santa María
KW  - Berceo, Gonzalo de
KW  - 13th cent
KW  - Criticism and interpretation
KW  - Mary
KW  - Blessed Virgin, Saint
KW  - In literature
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - ""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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