-
The Hidden Polemic in Juan Manuel’s
Libro de los estados - La corónica: A Journal of Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- La corónica: A Journal of Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Volume 44, Number 2, Spring 2016
- pp. 5-28
- 10.1353/cor.2016.0001
- Article
- Additional Information
- Purchase/rental options available:
Scholarship on Juan Manuel’s works typically emphasizes the author’s lay estate and his concern with practical subject matter, while his writings on theology are deemed of secondary importance and incongruous with his authorial identity. The tension between Juan Manuel’s lay estate and his theological writings is particularly evident in his