Stereotypes and the Unpaid Debt in the Episode of Rachel and Vidas in Cantar de Mio Cid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21544441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis F López González (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 329-350 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-8167 • E-ISSN: 2564-1662 |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18192/rceh.v43i2.4654 |
| OpenAlex | W3040995775 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This study addresses the controversial “arcas-de-arena” episode in the Cantar de Mio Cid. The usurious transaction between Mio Cid and the Jewish moneylenders Rachel and Vidas has led critics to interpret this scene in sundry ways. In this article, I provide overlooked textual evidence to argue that neither Mio Cid nor Martín Antolínez intends to honor the promise of repaying the moneylenders. Instead, they perceive the transaction as a deception from which they obtain a profit (“ganancia”). Mio Cid and Martín Antolínez feel entitled to cheat the Jews due to ever-increasing anti-Jewish sentiments prevalent during the time of the Cantar’s composition
Art · Database · Database transaction · Humanities · Judaism · Theology · Computer Science · Hispanic-African Historical Relations · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy · Sephardic Jews and Inquisition Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |