... Like many if not most medieval literary works, the Poem of the Cid can be read on various levels and interpreted in several, often complementary ways. The preceding analysis emphasizes the superficial level, on which the focus is on the Cid's loyalty and greatness as a vassal. This is the traditional level of interpretation and was the official one during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco since it is a ... glorification of "The Leadership Principle." In the next level down, however, King Alfonso is the protagonist, and he is portrayed as ... and left them to the wild animals of the fo...

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