The King and the Whore King Roderick and La

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.

Elizabeth Drayson is a member of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and lecturer in Spanish at New Hall and Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Birth of a Legend	p. 9
Cultural Filters: Roderick and La Cava through the Eyes of Medieval Historians	p. 17
True and False Histories: The Case of the Master Forger Miguel de Luna	p. 47
Metamorphosis into Song	p. 59
New Life in Drama and Music: From Poetry to Theatre	p. 75
Censored!-The Eighteenth Century	p. 107
Romanticism and Renewal	p. 129
Multiple Perspectives in Hispanic Romanticism	p. 167
The Once and Future King	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 213
Genealogy of the Cronica de 1344 Manuscripts (according to Cintra)	p. 225
Visual Images of King Roderick and La Cava	p. 227
Notes	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 257
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The King and the Whore King Roderick and La Cava

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