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"The Purest Knight of All": Nation, History, and Representation in El Cid (1960)

2000; University of Texas Press; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/cj.2000.0019

1527-2087

Mark Jancovich,

Classical Antiquity Studies

This article examines the Samuel Bronston production of El Cid (1960) and analyzes the process of cultural hybridization through which various myths of the Spanish national hero are stitched together and, in the process, reinterpreted to produce an epic movie for an international market.