SOURCE: Miletich, John S. “Folk Literature, Related Forms, and the Making of the Poema de mio Cid.” La Corónica 15, no. 2 (spring 1987): 186-96.
In the following excerpt, Miletich critiques Colin Smith's seminal study of the Cantar de mio Cid, pointing out that more attention needs to be paid to the folk traditions that may have influenced the poem.
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