by Juan Ruiz, J. L. Girón Alconchel · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470394508
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«Libro de Buen Amor» is the medieval poem by Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita, edited by J. L. Girón Alconchel (Castalia, paperback, 368 pp., Spanish).
The work combines love narratives, fables, satire and moral reflection. The protagonist recounts his loves in episodes such as the quarrel with Don Amor, the loves of Don Melón and Doña Endrina, the adventures in the mountains and the battle between Don Carnal and Doña Cuaresma, with the intervention of the go-between Trotaconventos.
Published in 1985; no. 8 of Castalia Didáctica, edited by José Luis Girón Alconchel, with chronological tables, introduction, notes, documents, study guidelines and a grammatical appendix.
A didactic edition aimed at students and those approaching medieval classics, with study support materials.
Juan Ruiz, known as the Archpriest of Hita, was a medieval Castilian poet. He is best known for his ribald, earthy poem, El Libro de buen amor.
