Anonymous, Libre dels tres reys d'Orient [Book of the Three Kings of the East]

Andrew M. Beresford (University of Durham)

Ed. by Andrew M. Beresford, University of Durham
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.2.01: Spanish Literature and Culture from the Beginning to the Golden Age.
Vol. editors: Andrew M. Beresford (University of Durham), Stuart Green (University of Leeds), Juan Pablo Rodriguez (Yale University), Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1220 - c. 1250

Places

Spain (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

Resources

Context and Title

Preserved uniquely in Escorial MS K–III–4 alongside the Libro de Apolonio (fols. 1^r–64^v) and the Vida de Santa María Egipciaca (fols. 65^r–82^r), the Libre dels tres reys d’Orient (fols. 82^v–85^v) is a short, early thirteenth-century poem (c. 1225–50) offering fleeting insights into the nativity and martyrdom of Christ. Composed in rhyming couplets in Castilian, albeit with a significant number of Aragonese features, the poem is referred to in Carina Zubillaga’s edition by a Castilianized title, the Libro de los tres reyes de Oriente…

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Citation: Beresford, Andrew M.. "Libre dels tres reys d'Orient". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 April 2018 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38812, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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