mester de clerecía (English spelling) mesterdeclerecia

Japanese: mester de clerecía(英語表記)mesterdeclerecia
mester de clerecía (English spelling) mesterdeclerecia

…This heroic poem of unknown authorship, with the real hero Cid Campeador (El Cid) who played an active role in the War of Reconquest, is characterized most by its realism based on historical facts. For example, compared to the French Song of Roland, the protagonist Cid is not as idealized as Roland, but is portrayed as a more realistic person with a rich humanity. In the 13th century, literary works by the clergy class called mester de clerecía became popular, and their representative work is the collection of 25 narrative poems based on the legend of the Virgin Mary, written by G. de Berceo, the first Spanish poet known to the present day. The emergence of a unique critical spirit in Spanish literature can be traced back to the 14th century Book of Good Love by Juan Luis. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mester de clerecía" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…〈国土回復戦争〉に活躍した実在の英雄シッド・カンペアドール(エル・シッド)を主人公とする作者不詳のこの武勲詩は,史実に基づくリアリズムがその最大の特徴であり,例えば,フランスの《ローランの歌》と比べてみると,主人公シッドはローランほど理想化されてはおらず,人間性に富んだより現実的な人物として描かれている。13世紀になると〈メステル・デ・クレレシーアmester de clerecía〉と呼ばれる聖職者階級の文芸が盛んになるが,代表的作品は,現在にその名を知られる最初のスペイン詩人G.deベルセオの手になる,聖母マリア伝説を素材とした25編の物語詩集《聖母の奇跡》である。スペイン文学における個性的な批判精神の発露は,14世紀のフアン・ルイスの《よき愛の書》をもってその嚆矢(こうし)とする。…

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