The Problematic Structure of Juan Ruiz's Libro de buen amor: Anthology, Collage, or Plot II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Texas Medieval Association (TEMA)

Organizer Name

Paul Larson

Organizer Affiliation

Baylor Univ.

Presider Name

Carlos Hawley

Presider Affiliation

North Dakota State Univ.

Paper Title 1

Ambiguity of Violence and Drinking in the Libro de buen amor

Presenter 1 Name

Yonsoo Kim

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Purdue Univ.

Paper Title 2

A Meaty Book: The Gluttonous Structure of Juan Ruiz's Libro de buen amor

Presenter 2 Name

Gianmarco E. Saretto

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Columbia Univ.

Paper Title 3

"A la dança mortal venit los nasçidos": Materiality, Structure, and the Dance of Death in the Libro de buen amor

Presenter 3 Name

Christi Ivers

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Kansas

Paper Title 4

En memoria del bien: Memory through the Anonymous Structure of the Libro de buen amor

Presenter 4 Name

Abraham Quintanar

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Dickinson College

Start Date

11-5-2018 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 106

Description

The way scholars have interpreted the LBA has varied widely over the past century. The fragmentary nature of the work has lead to wild speculation concerning a possible serious internal biographical plot regarding the life of an archpriest, but that same fragmentary structure has also lead critics to analyse the comedic, often outlandish antics of a bumbling cleric, which is deconstructed by the anonymous author who laughs at and criticizes official religious and social conventions. Papers in this session should address the structure of the LBA and how that structure affects how we read and interpret this vital 14th century Spanish work.

Paul Larson