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Book SynopsisA thorough examination of the making of, transmission, and scholarly engagement with one of the most famous poems in the Spanish language. Completed shortly before Jorge Manrique's death in 1479, the Coplas por la muerte de su padre is arguably the most famous poem in the Spanish language. Since its first circulation in the same era, the text has occupied a prominent place in the Spanish literary tradition, becoming, along with its author, a cultural icon. This book explores the ways in which successive generations of readers and scholars have engaged with the poem. It also contextualizes the Coplas, Manrique's life, and his enduring reputation. The book is divided into four chapters. The first provides information about the historical setting of the Coplas and its earliest transmission. A chronological survey of the poem's reception comprises chapter 2 (the Renaissance and Baroque eras) and chapter 3 (literary reception in the eighteenth to twenty-first centuries). Chapter 4, "Shifting Literary Perspectives", examines how different perceptions of the meaning and form of the text have changed over the centuries, and the way in which translations have also revealed a variety of interpretations and transformations. Nancy Marino is Professor of Spanish, Adjunct Professor of History, and Consultant to the Vice President for Research at Michigan State University.
Trade ReviewThis book is not only an excellent piece of research, in the strictest sense of the word . . . but also one of those magnificent companions to medieval Spanish literature that we are used to seeing from Tamesis Books and which will delight both students and professors alike. * ANUARIO DE ESTUDIOS MEDIEVALES *
In sum, this is a well researched study that will undoubtedly appeal to scholars whose research focuses on Manrique's masterpiece as well as students who seek a guide to the poem's reception over the centuries. * BULLETIN OF SPANISH STUDIES *
Table of ContentsPreface The Author and His Work The Life and times of Jorge Manrique and His Coplas The Death of Jorge Manrique, the So-called coplas póstumas. and the Date of the Coplas The Earliest Transmission: Manuscripts and Printed Editions Renaissance and Baroque Eras Glosses The Coplas in Early Spanish Literary Works The Coplas in Early Didactic Works Early Musical Reception The Visual Reception of the Coplas in the Sixteenth Century The Coplas in Portuguese Literature Reception in the Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries The Coplas in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries The Coplas in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Literary Responses since 1800 Shifting Literary Perceptions The Question of Genre Observations on Meter On the Structure of the Coplas On the Sources of the Coplas Ubi sunt and the Coplas Rewriting the Coplas: Translations Afterword Appendix A: Five Centuries at a Glance: A Selection of Comments about the Coplas Appendix B: Additional Literary Responses since 1800 Bibliography Editions Cited Translations Works Cited
