archpriest of Hita

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The archpriest of Hita is the clerical persona and narrative voice associated with medieval Spanish writer Juan Ruiz, best known from his satirical and didactic work "Libro de buen amor."

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archpriest of Hita canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clerical persona
literary character
narrator
appearsIn Libro de buen amor
associatedWith Juan Ruiz
authorialIdentity often identified with Juan Ruiz
characterType picaro-like cleric
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
culturalContext medieval Iberia
genre didactic literature
medieval literature
satire
knownFor comic treatment of love
moral and didactic reflections
satire of clergy and society
languageOfExpression Old Spanish
literaryDevice unreliable narrator
literaryFunction mediates between author and audience
literaryInfluenceOn Spanish picaresque tradition
later Spanish satirical literature
literaryPeriod Middle Ages
literaryTradition Castilian literature
medium verse narrative
narrativeMode autobiographical
narrativeVoiceOf Libro de buen amor
occupation archpriest
originalWorkTitle Libro de buen amor
portrayedAs experienced in love affairs
worldly cleric
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInWork first-person narrator
protagonist
setting Castile
Hita
textualStatus persona distinct from historical author
theme love
morality
religion
social satire
workDate 14th century
workTitleInEnglish Book of Good Love
linked to: Libro de buen amor

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Juan Ruiz positionHeld archpriest of Hita
Arcipreste de Hita positionHeld archpriest of Hita