Medieval Spanish Literature: 13th-15th Centuries
Mester de Clerecía
Mester de Clerecía refers to works of the 13th and 14th centuries. These works are characterized by:
- Narrative, religious, or heroic character.
- Moral or didactic intention.
- Authors express their knowledge by referring to written sources.
- Written in rhyme, regular meter, and the cuaderna vía (four-line stanza with a single rhyme).
They were used for reading individually or collectively and were conveyed by minstrels.
Anonymous Works of the 13th Century
In cuaderna vía:
- The Book of Alexandre
- The
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