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Chapters on Spanish Literature

Note 8 — Chapter IV · THE ROMANCERO

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In the Avertissement to Le Cid (editions of 1648-56), Corneille quotes two ballads from the Romancero general:

(a) Delante el rey de León Doña Jimena una tarde... (b) Á Jimena y á Rodrigo prendió el rey palabra y mano.

They are given in Durán, Nos. 735 and 739.

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