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A hard cover edition, with green cloth boards, gilt lettering and embossed motif. There is some slight toning throughout but the text is clear and legible. Some slight discolouration to the top red edge of the book.
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Publication Date: 1968
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Juan Ruiz (ca. 1283 – ca. 1350), known as the Archpriest of Hita (Arcipreste de Hita), was a medieval Spanish poet. He is best known for his ribald, earthy poem, Libro de buen amor (The Book of Good Love). He was born either in Alcalá de Henares, or perhaps Alcalá la Real, a village of Jaén, then part of al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain. Little is known about him today, save that he was a cleric and probably studied in Toledo. Though his birth name is known to be Juan Ruiz, he is widely referred to by his title of “Archpriest of Hita.”
Love is the life-giving spirit, the axle on which the world turns, the infinite tenderness of God for His creation. It is also the love between women and men. Desires ethereal, ardent, even animalistic, “The Book of Good Love” honours them all. This study edition contains commentary on the text.
WARNING; May contain material that could cause offense to some readers. 18t.
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