{"product_id":"the-song-of-the-cid-a-dual-language-edition-with-parallel-text-penguin-classics-9780143105657","title":"The Song of the Cid A Dual Language Edition with","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents the adventures of the warlord and nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar both - 'Mio Cid'. This tale tells the Cid's unjust banishment from the court of King Alfonso, his victorious campaigns in Valencia and the crowning of his daughters as queens of Aragon and Navarre - the high point of his career as a warmonger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful epic of loyalty and betrayal-and victory in battle. Burton Raffel . . . renders \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Cid\u003c\/i\u003e in a lively, dramatic yet informal style that conveys the heroic yet humorous tone of the original [and] memorably conveys the qualities that enliven the poem: a combination of heroic grandeur, humor and the careful observation of human failings.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With a wonderfully informative introduction by María Rosa Menocal, this welcome translation by Burton Raffel gives us a \u003ci\u003eSong of the Cid\u003c\/i\u003e—the foundational medieval epic poem of the Iberian peninsula—that retains the excitement and fast pace of the original.\" \u003cb\u003e—Edith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In the spirit of Robert Fagles' renditions of Homer, Burton Raffel makes a rich oral tradition immediate to us again. His \u003ci\u003eSong of the Cid\u003c\/i\u003e is a lesson in translation: in a way that seems effortless, it transports the reader to a past that at first sight appears closed. Along with his warhorse, Babieca, Mio Cid once more tests his knightly limits while showcasing the religious tensions of medieval Spain. The original text made available alongside the English turns this edition into a feast.\" \u003cb\u003e—Ilan Stavans, author of \u003ci\u003eSpanglish: The Making of a New American Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A brisk and instantly captivating new English version . . . Raffel's rendition serves to remind readers of the straightaway power of oral narratives . . . and captures much of the genius of the poem.\" \u003cb\u003e—María Rosa Menocal, Yale University (from the Introduction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An accurate, energetic, and much needed translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Cid\u003c\/i\u003e. The rhyming and flow are elegant and measured. They beautifully reflect the dashing lines and excitement of the poem. A remarkable achievement.\" \u003cb\u003e—Francisco LaRubia-Prado, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524478280023,"sku":"9780143105657","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780143105657.jpg?v=1731856917","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-song-of-the-cid-a-dual-language-edition-with-parallel-text-penguin-classics-9780143105657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}