{"product_id":"the-book-of-good-love","title":"Das Buch der Guten Liebe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the priest warning you against desire also shows you how to pursue it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Book of Good Love, Juan Ruiz presents a priest who keeps falling in love. The Archpriest of Hita courts widows, nuns and mountain herdswomen, often helped by Trotaconventos, a quick-witted old go-between. His attempts raise a stubborn question: which love is good, and which only looks good?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis long poem from fourteenth-century Castile moves through love songs, hymns, comic ballads and pointed fables. The Archpriest argues with Don Amor, Love himself, while Carnival and Lent wage a war of foods. In his opening sermon, Ruiz offers two ways to read: as a Christian warning against desire, or a guide to winning love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove argues back\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Don Amor as he defends his power against the Archpriest’s bitter complaints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA clever go-between\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Trotaconventos through messages, gifts and flattery as she works on the priest’s behalf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeasting takes the field\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Don Carnal and Lady Lent lead rival armies of rich and plain foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStories with sharp teeth\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore animal fables and short tales whose lessons interrupt the pursuit of love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMore than courtship\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look beneath the love stories for satire aimed at money, clergy and power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy medieval voices, bawdy humor and stories with a sting, and prefer a loose patchwork to a tight plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and decide how you will read the Archpriest’s tangled lessons in love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534647820636,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03605_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792175004","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/das-buch-der-guten-liebe","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}