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Cover -- THE LEGEND OF THE SIETE INFANTES DE LARA -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS USED -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PART 1: THE LEGEND OF THE SIETE INFANTES DE LARA AND THE REFUNDICIÓN TOLEDANA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Two Cantares and Their Printed Versions -- 3. Relics of Verses in the Refundición Toledana -- 4. Rejected Epic Material -- 5. The "Abtor"--6. Numbers in the Refundición Toledana -- 7. Genealogy of the Crónica de España de 1344 and the Probable Portuguese Origins of the Refundición Toledana -- 8. The Siete infantes Themselves -- 9. Two Kings and Four Kings -- PART 2: VERSIONS OF THE LEGEND COMPARED -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Legend of the Siete infantes as it is in the Primera crónica general -- 3. A Comparison between the First Cantar (PCG) and the Second Cantar (1344) -- 4. A Comparison between the lnfantes Legend as it is in 1344 and the Version in the Refundición Toledana -- PART 3: ABOUT THE MANUSCRIPTS AND THE EDITION -- 1. Description of the Manuscripts of the Refundición Toledana -- 2. Transcription Norms -- 3. About the Footnotes -- 4. Variants not Shown -- 5. Errors and Corrections found in Sa. -- 6. Intrecalated Episodes -- 7. Organization and Division of Chapters in PCG, 7344 and the Refundición Toledana -- 8. Variant Placenames in the Refundición Toledana -- 9. Variant Names -- 10. Names of the Refundición Toledana -- PART 4: EDITION OF THE REFUNDICIÓN TOLEDANA VERSION OF THE LEGEND OF THE SIETE INFANTES DE LARA -- GLOSSARY -- WORKS CONSULTED