Love and Friendship in Montemayor's La Diana.

This article argues for the important role of friendship in Jorge de Montemayor's La Diana (1559) as an alternative to the novel's hyperbolic displays of love. In contrast to the exaggerated claims made by the lovers in the text, friendship is typically expressed through a mutual commiseration betwe...

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Published in:	Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) Vol. 84; no. 6; pp. 745 - 761
Main Author:	Donald Gilbert-SantaMaría
Format:	Article
Published:	Liverpool University Press / Journals Dec2007
Subjects:	Love Friendship La Diana of Montemayor As Social & Religious Teaching (Book) Literature Montemayor, Jorge de, ca. 1520-1561 Ariès, Philippe Novels in verse Narrative poetry Poetry (Literary form)
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