This book is an innovative study of humour and the body in Juan Ruiz's Libro de Buen Amor (1330), using modern analytical techniques to examine the place of the Libro's bawdy and grotesque in relation to secular and sacred culture.
| ISBN: | 9781403977557 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2008 |
| Author: | Louise M Haywood |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 209 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Gender studies, gender groups European history: medieval period, middle ages European history Literary studies: poetry and poets Literature: history and criticism |