First Part of the General estoria

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The First Part of the General estoria is the opening volume of Alfonso X of Castile’s universal chronicle, covering biblical and ancient history within a medieval encyclopedic narrative.

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instanceOf historical work
medieval chronicle
aimsTo integrate biblical and pagan histories
present universal history from Creation onward
associatedWith Alfonsine school of translators NERFINISHED
author Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED
compiledBy Alfonso X of Castile’s scriptorium
contains biblical exegesis
chronological synchronisms
mythographical material
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED
coversTimePeriod Creation
Old Testament era
ancient Near Eastern history
classical antiquity
dateOfCreation 13th century
follows biblical chronology
genre chronicle
encyclopedic narrative
hasAuthor Alfonso X of Castile NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn Castilian prose tradition
later Iberian historiography
hasTheme Christian salvation history
universal monarchy
hasWorkTitleInOriginalLanguage Primera parte de la General estoria NERFINISHED
historicalContext reign of Alfonso X of Castile
intendedAudience Castilian royal court NERFINISHED
learned lay public
intendedFunction universal chronicle
language Castilian
Old Spanish
literaryForm compilatio
literaryPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
mainSubject ancient history
biblical history
narrativeMode prose
partOf General estoria NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Alfonsine historiographical project NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Toledo NERFINISHED
relatedWork Estoria de España NERFINISHED
usesSource Bible NERFINISHED
classical authors
late antique historians
workSeriesPosition first volume of the General estoria

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General estoria hasPart First Part of the General estoria