The Legend Of Bernardo Del Carpio: From Chronicle To Drama

The Legend Of Bernardo Del Carpio: From Chronicle To Drama

Comedia de la libertad de España por Bernardo del Carpio, a play written in 1579 by Juan de la Cueva, is based upon events in the life of the legendary hero of the Spanish Middle Ages. Professor Burton demonstrates in this first complete study of the play that Cueva goes beyond the mere presentation of Bernardo del Carpio and his victory over Charlemagne and the French army at Roncesvalles. The study is important in the criticism of the early Spanish Theater because it shows that Cueva imbued his play with many levels of meaning, as the exultation of a national hero, as a political allegory of Philip lI's attempt to add Portugal to the Spanish crown, as a triumph of virtue over vice, and, at its heart, as a statement of faith in which forgiveness and the promise of redemption follow sin and repentance. "Burton deserves thanks for his interesting analysis of Cueva's style. Future Bernardo studies will have to take this work into consideration." -Anthony J. Cárdenas, Journal of Hispanic Philology.

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Prologue
  • Chapter I: The Life and Works of Juan de la Cueva
  • Chapter II: In Search of the Historical Bernardo
  • Chapter III: The Play — Its Plot and Construction
  • Chapter IV: The Play — Its Characters
  • Chapter V: The Play as Literature and as Entertainment
  • Chapter VI: The Play — Its Public and Personal Themes
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices
    • A: Examples of Juan de la Cueva's Spelling Style
    • B: Tabulation of Verse Forms in Comedia de la libertad de Espana por Bernardo del Carpio
    • C: Epistola dedicatoria a Momo (1583)
  • Bibliography

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