"Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews, Volume IV" by Armistead, Silverman, and Katz.

Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews, Volume IV.Judeo-Spanish Ballads from Oral Tradition III. Carolingian Ballads (2): Conde Claros collected by Samuel G. Armistead, Joseph H. Silverman, and Israel J. Katz. Edition and Study by Samuel G. Armistead with Musical Transcriptions by Israel J. Katz. Technical Editor, Karen L. Olson. As part of the ongoing multi-volume series, Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews, Vol. IV is devoted to ballads concerning Count Claros. Early Spanish ballad singers saw, in Count Claros of Montalbán, the quintessential amorous ballad hero. Songs about his erotic adventures and their sometimes perilous entanglements multiplied in the tradition over time and his fame was eventually to spread far afield, from Spain to Iberoamerica, to Portugal, to Italy, and to France. Because Claros’ adventures are developed within a Carolingian context—with Charlemagne and the 12 peers often present in the background—we have been obliged to classify and study the Claros balla