Milagros de Nuestra Señora/ Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos/ Vida de San Millan de la Cogolla/ Vida de Santa Oria/ Martirio de San Lorenzo

by Gonzalo de Berceo

BOOKS IN SPANISH

485 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2010

About the author

Gonzalo de Berceo (ca. 1197 – before 1264) was a Spanish poet born in the Riojan village of Berceo, close to the major Benedictine monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. He is celebrated for his poems on religious subjects, written in a style of verse which has been called Mester de Clerecía, shared with more secular productions such as the Libro de Alexandre, the Libro de Apolonio. He is considered the first Spanish poet known by name.