Poema de mio Cid vs Poet in New York: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Poema de mio Cid Poema de mio Cid Anonymous · 1868 ★★★★☆ 3.6 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Demanding
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El Poema de mio Cid, o Cantar de mio Cid, es un cantar de gesta anónimo que relata hazañas heroicas inspiradas libremente en los últimos años de la vida del caballero castellano Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar el Campeador. La…

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Cover of Poet in New York Poet in New York Federico García Lorca · 1940 ★★★★☆ 3.9 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging
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Bilingual edition presenting Lorca's reaction to the American metropolis.

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Poema de mio CidPoet in New York
Goodreads 3.5 (96) —
Hardcover — 4.0 (21)
Google Books 4.0 (1) —
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Reception

Poema de mio CidPoet in New York
Ratings 96 21
Editions 269 45
Citations — 18
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 25 —
Written reviews 11 —
Wikipedia attention 3556 378
Pages 230 192
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Poema de mio Cid or Poet in New York?

Poet in New York has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poet in New York 3.9/5, Poema de mio Cid 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: Poema de mio Cid or Poet in New York?

Poet in New York is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Poet in New York (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Poema de mio Cid (230 pages, ≈ 4 h 16 m).

Which is harder to read: Poema de mio Cid or Poet in New York?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Poema de mio Cid: Demanding; Poet in New York: Challenging.

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