THE ROMANCE ELEGÍACO BY LUIS DE MIRANDA, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPANISH ROMANCES OF THE PERIOD

Abstract

In this investigative approach to the Elegiac Romance by Luis de Miranda (1537), it is of interest the analysis of the poem in relation to other Spanish romances that circulated during the period. The elegiac Romance will be considered as a possible expression of ancient historical Spanish romances orally transmitted according to the cannon established by Alan Deyermond and Mercedes Díaz Roig, among others. A primary bibliographic source used in this study corrresponds to the recently published text by Silvia Tieffemberg (2012). The aforementioned text contributes a facsimile reproduction, a prologue and notes that would be useful for our purposes.