La Poesía Culta en la Edad Media

Flashcards about Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages

Baja Edad Media

Late Middle Ages. Period around the 12th century marked by increased population due to fewer diseases and wars, increased agricultural production, and the resurgence of commerce leading to the growth of cities and the rise of the bourgeoisie.

Burgos

Medieval cities that expanded during the Baja Edad Media due to increased commerce and population movement from rural areas.

Burguesía

The new social class of enriched merchants that emerged in the medieval cities during the Baja Edad Media.

Mester de Clerecía

A current of cultured and written poetry that developed in the 13th and 14th centuries with a didactic and moral purpose: to spread the Christian faith and teach models of conduct and values.

Cuaderna Vía

The meter in which all Mester de Clerecía works are written. Consists of verses of 14 syllables.

Versos Alejandrinos

Verses of 14 syllables, typical of the cuaderna vía, first used in El libro de Alexandre.

Gonzalo de Berceo

The first known Castilian poet, known for his works on the lives of saints, doctrinal content, and works dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Milagros de Nuestra Señora

A collection of 25 miracles of the Virgin Mary by Gonzalo de Berceo, where the Virgin intervenes to reward devotees, help overcome passions, or save sinners.

Arcipreste de Hita

Juan Ruiz, author of El libro del buen amor, a miscellany representative of the mester de clerecía in the 14th century.

El libro del buen amor

A miscellany work with a didactic purpose: to warn young people of the dangers of 'loco amor' (carnal love) and orient them towards true (divine) love.