Chronicle of King Pedro = Crónica del rey don Pedro / Pero López de Ayala ; translated with an introduction and notes by Peter Such.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

López de Ayala, Pedro, 1332-1407, author.

Contributor:

Such, Peter, 1953- translator.

Series:

Aris & Phillips Hispanic classics

Aris & Pillips hispanic classics

Standardized Title:

Crónica del rey don Pedro. Selections. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pedro I, King of Castile and Leon, 1334-1369.

Pedro.

Castile (Spain)--History--Peter I, 1350-1369.

Castile (Spain).

Spain--Castile.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Pero López de Ayala's Chronicle of King Pedro provides a compelling and richly informative account of the turbulent reign of the notorious but enigmatic fourteenth-century Castilian monarch who came to be known as Pedro el Cruel. It is a vitally important source for our understanding of the history of the Iberian Peninsula during this critical period in its development and of the complex social and political divisions by which the Spanish kingdoms were torn. This three-volume Chronicle gives us a gripping and wide-ranging picture of a period characterized by harsh brutality, conflict and betrayal but at the same time by the ideals of chivalry, memorably personified in figures such as the Black Prince and Bertrand du Guesclin. At its centre is the chilling portrait of King Pedro, a brilliantly constructed image of self-destructive evil. The translation is accompanied by a Spanish text taken from Germán Orduna's groundbreaking edition and by detailed notes. The introduction explores the background to the Chronicle's composition and sets López de Ayala's account against a broad canvas of events in the Spanish kingdoms and beyond. It examines how the chronicler's subtle artistry was used to create a picture of a deeply flawed monarch which has continued to exercise a profound fascination over the centuries."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Volume 1. 1350-1354

volume 2. 1355-1362

volume 3. 1363-1369.

Volume 1. Introduction: Pero López de Ayala

King Pedro's reign in context: the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula, the international background and the Crown of Castile in 1350

Knighthood, chivalry and war

King Pedro

The composition of the Chronicle of King Pedro

The narrator's art in the Chronicle of King Pedro

King Pedro the Cruel or the Just? Contrasting images

Germán Orduna's text

A note on the translation and on the use of names

A summary of the content of the Chronicle of King Pedro

Index to the points covered in the notes to the text and translation

A note on the cover illustration

Select Bibliography

The Chronicle of King Pedro: Text, translation and notes : Prologue and years 1-5 of the reign of King Pedro: 1350-1354. ; Volume 2. The Chronicle of King Pedro: Text, translation and notes : Years 6-13 of the reign of King Pedro: 1355-1362. ; Volume 3. The Chronicle of King Pedro: Text, translation and notes : Years 14-16 of the reign of King Pedro: 1363-1365

Years 1-4 of the reign of King Enrique (Years 17-20 of the reign of King Pedro): 1266-1369.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781789621341

1789621348

OCLC:

1119747417