Acceso usuarios
Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig, Alemania
This paper analyses the presence and relevance of law in the Libro de buen amor (LBA) by Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita. It highlights that legal elements are not merely a literary device for the author, but rather constitute a structural axis of the work. To this aim, various pieces or allusions in the work are examined from a jurilinguistic perspective, such as the fable of the wolf and the fox or the episode of Don Melón and Doña Endrina, which demonstrate Juan Ruiz’s extensive knowledge of ius commune. The analysis concludes that the legal component is not only a resource for parody or moral teaching, but an end in itself, intended to promote ius commune. Furthermore, the LBA is a key document for understanding the reception of ius commune in Castile, as well as the change in legal thinking during the Archpriest’s era.
