SOURCE: Montgomery, Thomas. “The Presence of a Text: The Poema del Cid.” MLN 108, no. 2 (March 1993): 199-213.
In the following essay, Montgomery discusses the authority of the narrative voice in the Cantar de mio Cid, noting that as the poet creates an aura of authentic history through his fictional tale, he himself becomes a leader of men and upholder of values.
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