Love, Betrayal, and Vengeance in the Spanish Epic

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will address the development of the legends of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (el Cid), the Seven Knights of Lara, and Bernardo del Carpio, from the thirteenth century to the twenty first. Our analysis will center on the portrayals of love and affection, betrayal, and vengeance, and how and why the presentations of such concepts change throughout the legends’ retellings in chronicles, narrative poetry, ballads, theater, and film.