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

276 Pages·2007·0.76 MB·English

by  Elizabeth Drayson

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THE KING AND THE WHORE
KING RODERICK AND LA CAVA
Elizabeth Drayson
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Drayson, Elizabeth.
The king and the whore : King Roderick and La Cava / Elizabeth
Drayson.
p. cm.—(The new Middle Ages)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1–4039–7436–5
1. Roderick, King of the Visigoths, d. 711?—In literature. 2. Florinda
(Legendary character)—In literature. I. Title.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 The Birth of a Legend 9
2 Cultural Filters: Roderick and La Cava through
the Eyes of Medieval Historians 17
3 True and False Histories: The Case of the
Master Forger Miguel de Luna 47
4 Metamorphosis into Song 59
5 New Life in Drama and Music: From Poetry to Theatre 75
6 Censored!—The Eighteenth Century 107
7 Romanticism and Renewal 129
8 Multiple Perspectives in Hispanic Romanticism 167
9 The Once and Future King 199
Conclusion 213
Appendix 1 Genealogy of the Crónica de 1344
Manuscripts (according to Cintra) 225
Appendix 2 Visual Images of King Roderick and La Cava 227
Notes 229
Bibliography 245
Index 257