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A Companion to Early Iberian Traditional Lyrics

A Companion to Early Iberian Traditional Lyrics - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mariana Masera (Editor), Ana Alberni (Contribution by), Ana Rosa Gómez Mutio (Contribution by)Publish date:9/2/2025Pages:286
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tamesis BooksISBN-13:9781855663893ISBN-10:1855663899UPC:9781855663893Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Medieval, Renaissance, PoetrySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC2EC0CBHT
Accessible and reliable introduction in English to the earliest vernacular lyric poetry in the Iberian Peninsula.

Dating to the tenth century, the earliest vernacular lyric poems in the Iberian Peninsula have been seen as evidence of an even older, oral, folk tradition and attest to the multicultural, multilingual nature of the genre from its very beginning. Primarily preserved in manuscript and printed songbooks, these poems were widely diffused across the Hispanic world.

This Companion offers an accessible, reliable introduction in English to early Iberian traditional lyrics from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, paying special attention to their multicultural origins and their complex nature as both oral and written compositions. The opening chapters discuss the importance of understanding this dual essence in studying traditional lyrics today, provide an outline of their structure and formal features, and offer a contemporary overview of the field. The volume then examines the kharjas, the cantigas de amigo, and the tradition of Catalan lyricism before turning to a comparison of popular lyrics with the poetry of the cancioneros and romanceros and the preservation of the tradition in Sephardic ballads. The final chapters examine the survival of popular lyrics into the modern era and explore a new means of interpreting these poems through musical archaeology and musicological studies.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tamesis BooksISBN-13:9781855663893ISBN-10:1855663899UPC:9781855663893Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Medieval, Renaissance, PoetrySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SC2EC0CBHT
Masera, Mariana: - MARIANA MASERA is a Senior Researcher at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), director of the Laboratorio de Culturas e Impresos Populares Iberoamericanos (LACIPI), coordinator of the Red Internacional de Lyra Minima (RELYMI) and co-founder of the International Congress of Lyra Mínima.Beresford, Andrew M.: - Senior Lecturer in Spanish, University of Durham.
Publisher: Tamesis Books

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