The King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava (The New Middle Ages)

This Study Explores The Extraordinary Afterlife Of The Spanish Legend Of King Roderick And La Cava In Plays, Poems, Novels And Operas From The Eighth Century To The Present Day. The Birth Of The Legend * Cultural Filters: Roderick And La Cava In The Eyes Of Medieval Historians * The Master Forger: Miguel De Luna?s?true History? Of King Roderick * Metamorphosis Into Song * New Life In Drama And Music * The Eighteenth Century: Censored! * Romanticism And Renewal In England And France * Multiple Perspectives In Hispanic Romanticism * The Once And Future King * Conclusion. Elizabeth Drayson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [229]-255) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 The Birth of a Legend......Page 22 2 Cultural Filters: Roderick and La Cava through the Eyes of Medieval Historians......Page 30 3 True and False Histories: The Case of the Master Forger Miguel de Luna......Page 60 4 Metamorphosis into Song......Page 72 5 New Life in Drama and Music: From Poetry to Theatre......Page 88 6 Censored!—The Eighteenth Century......Page 120 7 Romanticism and Renewal......Page 142 8 Multiple Perspectives in Hispanic Romanticism......Page 180 9 The Once and Future King......Page 212 Conclusion......Page 226 Appendix 1 Genealogy of the Crónica de 1344 Manuscripts according to Cintra......Page 238 Appendix 2 Visual Images of King Roderick and La Cava......Page 240 Notes......Page 242 Bibliography......Page 258 B......Page 270 E......Page 271 H......Page 272 L......Page 273 M......Page 274 R......Page 275 Z......Page 276 This study explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Spanish legend of King Roderick and La Cava in plays, poems, novels and operas from the eighth century to the present day--Résumé de l'éditeur