Book of good love juan ruiz

The book of good love by juan ruiz, 9781588710024, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. All books available where books are sold, and on the following retailers. Author ruiz, juan, active 43 subjects middle ages poetry ruiz, juan, active 43 spanish poetry 14th century. The primary literary source for the book of good love is pamphilus and galatea, an anonymous twelfthcentury play in latin by a french poet. Love is the lifegiving spirit, the axle on which the world turns. And as for its interpretation, it is probably the most controversial work of medieval spanish literature. Kanes notorious 1933 translation of the book of good love was reissued in 1968. Yet followingat times parodyingthis heavenly model, comes the love between women and. The book of good love is perhaps the most important. The overarching theme is that worldly love is unworthy, while good love love for god and for holy living is the only kind worthwhile. While living in spain for 10 years, i became acquainted with a spanish book from the year 30, by an archpriest named juan ruiz.

The book of good love is perhaps the most important long poem in the literature of medieval spain almost nothing is known of ruizs life apart from the information he gives in the libro. The good love is the same as gods one and better than the fools love because this one only produces that men makes sins. The project also seeks to provide resources to make the delightfully. The book of good love considered to be one of the masterpieces of spanish poetry, is a semibiographical account of romantic adventures by juan ruiz, the. Chapel hill, university of north carolina press 1968 ocolc607743357.

The debate between the greek and the roman good, better. The narrative i in the book of good love is usually but not always an archpriest of hita named juan ruiz. Juan ruiz was no mere imitator, however, using the cuaderna via for a wide variety of topics colloquial conversation, comical love adventures, fables etc. The book of good love is perhaps the most important long poem in the literature of medieval spain. A masterpiece in the tradition of the decameron and the canterbury tales, juan ruizs fourteenthcentury spanish narrative poem combines the comic and the. A dazzling new translation of a fourteenthcentury spanish masterpiece, the book of good love honors love in all its myriad forms, from the ethereal world of spiritual love to the ardent, physical love between men and women. It examines both earthly love and love of god and provides a satirical portrait of contemporary spanish life. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Other articles where the book of good love is discussed. Like many other medieval authors such as chaucer and dante, ruiz inserts a fictive version of. The intention of juan ruiz in the masterpiece is to get the love with a lot of.

Ruiz adds in songs, dialogues with love and venus, serious. Juan ruizs selfconsciousness as a writer and his awareness of the qualities of his art provide a glimpse of the renaissance spirit. The book of good love is a fourteenthcentury poem written by archpriest juan ruiz of spain which covers a wide range of topics. The book of good love, spanish poem of the 14th century, considered one of the masterpieces of spanish poetry, is a semibiographical account of romantic adventures by juan ruiz, the archpriest of hita, dating from 30. The book proposes to show human folly so that men may be forewarned of the bad and choose the good. Elizabeth drayson macdonald, translator of the book of good love, juan ruiz, has kindly given me permission to use her english translation of the dispute between the greeks and romans on my web page, so i post it here for those that want to read the entire story i described on the first post today. Of the archpriest of hita, juan ruiz by juan ruiz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Juan ruizs the book of good love, perhaps the most important long poetic text surviving from medieval spain, is a miscellany of 12 poems, each focused on a different love affair. Semibiographical account of romantic adventures by juan ruiz, the archpriest of hita ca. Buen amor, we are told in the prose preface, is love of god which the soul yearns for p. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Published 1968 by university of north carolina press in chapel hill. Americo castro and others have suggested the possible influence of. The book opens with a prose sermon, or parody of a sermon, in which ruiz claims to be presenting many examples of loco amor that is, carnal love in order to demonstrate the sort of sinful love that his readers.

General summary this edition is designed to open the enchanting book to all readers of modern spanish. Ruiz suggests that while man ought to seek buen amor true love, or love of god, he is prone to loco amor, or worldly love. Chapel hill, university of north carolina press 1968 ocolc568746969 online version. Don miguel ruiz is the bestselling author of the four agreements a new york times bestseller for over a decade, the mastery of love, the four agreements companion book, the voice of knowledge, the circle of fire, and the fifth agreement. Don miguel ruiz is a renowned spiritual teacher and internationally bestselling author of the toltec wisdom series, including the four agreements, the mastery of love, the voice of knowledge, the circle of fire, and the fifth agreement. The book explains how men bust be careful about love because it can be good or fool crazy love.