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The obscurity in parts II-V of El conde Lucanor125 views
Author
Stonerock, Jennifer Anne, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia
Abstract
In <i>El libro del conde Lucanor</i>, written about fifty years after the reign of Alfonso X, the notion that power resides in being able to read and decipher a text is central. The book of the "Enxemplos" is written in such a way that all who read it would be able to understand and learn from it. Even though it is apparent from the beginning that the book was written for the nobility, the matter of the power of reading and writing is made explicit in Parts II through V. In this paper I will explain how and why don Juan Manuel manipulates his text in order to represent the power that resides in the knowledge of his readers, concentrating on parts II through v of <i>El libro del conde Lucanor</i>.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Juan Manuel -- Infante of Castile -- 1282-1347 -- Conde Lucanor
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Stonerock, Jennifer Anne. The obscurity in parts II-V of El conde Lucanor. University of Virginia, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, MA (Master of Arts), 2002-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/4prr-2b13.
