La perfecta casada

Synopsis of La perfecta casada

«La perfecta casada» is the moral essay by Fray Luis de León, published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (214 pages, in Spanish).

Fray Luis de León offers a moral reflection on marriage and the role of the married woman, framed within the customs and values of his time. In this work he describes the virtues that, in his view, should characterise the ideal wife.

This edition was published in 1992 in the Austral Collection, no. 275, edited by Javier San José Lera, and includes a bibliography on pages 57-62.

For readers interested in classical Spanish literature and Renaissance moral treatises.