The Romanic Review, November 1st, 1993
The 'Poema de Mio Cid' makes use of geography to link the narrative sections together. The poem is the only extant complete Spanish epic poem, telling the tales of a Castilian exile's battles and travels. Separate narrative sections cover the exile route, the Valencia campaign, Ximena's journey to Valencia and a journey to Corpes. There is a rough match between the story's geography and the Spanish landscape, but the semiotics of place names includes narrative structure besides location.
Hispanic medievalists have frequently contrasted Spanish and French epic poetry. This actually means that ...
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