Juan Ruiz's Libro de Buen Amor is one of the major literary accomplishments of the Iberian middle ages, and has generated an extensive secondary bibliography. Its uniqueness and diversity have thrilled and perplexed readers, and its influence continues to be reflected in modern letters.
This Companion contains a series of essays that offer new scholarly insights into the Libro, following on from G. B. Gybbon-Monypenny's Libro de buen amor Studies and contextualize the Libro for a fresh generation of readers. The preface addresses the critical legacy of earlier articles, and assesses trends in Libro scholarship. This new collection offers surveys and fresh insights on the context and socio-political mileau of Juan Ruiz [LOUISE M. HAYWOOD]; the Libro's metrics [MARTIN J. DUFFELL]; its use of traditional wisdom [BARRY TAYLOR], and its transmission [JEREMY LAWRENCE]; the central episodes of Don Amor and Doña Endrina [ALAN DEYERMOND, DOROTHY S. SEVERIN]; and the application to the Libro of modern critical approaches, drawing on Mikhail Bakhtin, folklore studies, chaos theory, and reader-reception theory [ELIZABETH DRAYSON, LAURENCE DE LOOZE, LOUISE O. VASVRI].