The Song of the Cid
A Dual Language Edition with Parallel Text
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From a legendary translator: a magnificent new rendering of Spain's national epic
Venture into the heart of Islamic Spain in this vibrant, rollicking new translation of The Song of the Cid, the only surviving epic from medieval Spain. Banished from the court of King Alfonso, the noble warrior Rodrigo Diaz, know as the Cid, sets out from Castile to restore his name. In a series of battles, he earns wealth and honor for his men and his king, as well as fame and admiration for himself. But it is in rescuing his daughters from their ill-suited marriages that the Cid faces the ultimate challenge to the medieval heroic ideal.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Customer Reviews
Not right for an ebook
The translation seems good, but the three stars is for the format. Penguin printed this as a "parallel text" which means that, in this case, Spanish is on the left page and the English translation is on the right, but this doesn't really work in this ebook format: languages are split on the one (in portrait mode) or both pages (if you use the landscape format) and sometimes the English paragraph will finish and lead directly into the Spanish with no break. You have to scan ahead and look for the next time english shows up instead of simply turning the page. I've tried adjusting the font size, but nothing sets the text as it should be. All in all, a confusing way to read what is an otherwise great book.