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Romancero logo #21000 A romancero is any collection of Spanish romances, a type of folk ballad (sung narrative). The romancero is the entire corpus of such ballads. As a distinct body of literature they borrow themes such as war, honour, aristocracy and heroism from epic poetry, especially the medieval cantar de gesta and chivalric romance, and they often have a preten...
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romancero

romancero logo #21003collective body of Spanish folk ballads (romances), which constitute a unique tradition of European balladry. They resemble epic poetry in their ... [2 related articles]
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