{"product_id":"9780394574479","title":"The Quest for El Cid - Fletcher, Richard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Quest for El Cid\u003c\/u\u003e by Fletcher, Richard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Knopf, 1990\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: Initials written on front endpaper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRodrigo Diaz, the legendary warrior-knight of eleventh-century Castile known as El Cid, is remembered today as the Christian hero of the Spanish crusade who waged wars of re-conquest for the triumph of the Cross over the Crescent. He is still honored in Spain as a national hero for liberating the fatherland from the occupying Moors. Yet, as Richard Fletcher shows in this award-winning book, there are many contradictions between eleventh-century reality and the mythology that developed with the passing years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf, 1990","offers":[{"title":"The Quest for El Cid \/ Very Good","offer_id":55759297839396,"sku":"9780394574479VG","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_3434ac99-b839-46f0-9b88-4dc0f7a67cc7.jpg?v=1784394495","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780394574479","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}