by Jorge Manrique · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497403795
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«Coplas a la muerte de su padre» is the poetic elegy by Jorge Manrique, published by Castalia Ediciones in paperback (126 pages, in Spanish).
Jorge Manrique wrote this elegy after the death of his father, Rodrigo Manrique, Grand Master of Santiago, in 1487. It reflects on life, fame, fortune and death from a Christian perspective, with medieval elements and hints of the Renaissance, and includes allusions to the history of Castile.
Edition by Carmen Díaz Castañón, number 2 in the Castalia Didáctica collection. Includes introduction, bibliography, notes and study guidance.
Recommended for students and readers who want to approach medieval Spanish poetry with the help of didactic materials.
Jorge Manrique was a major Castilian poet, whose main work, the Coplas por la muerte de su padre , is still read today. He was a supporter of the queen Isabel I of Castile, and actively participated on her side in the civil war that broke out against her half-brother, Enrique IV, when the latter attempted to make his daughter, Juana, crown princess. Jorge died in 1479 during an attempt to take the castle of Garcimuñoz, defended by the Marquis of Villena, after Isabel gained the crown.
