Juan de Mena, «poeta et historiagraphus»
ISSN: 1579-735X
Year of publication: 2024
Issue: 28
Pages: 157-166
Type: Article
More publications in: Lemir: Revista de Literatura Española Medieval y del Renacimiento
Abstract
The Farsalia was a decisive reading in the conception of Laberinto de Fortuna, since Juan de Mena initially set out to write a poem about the Castilian Civil War. However, in order to avoid the censure that Lucan had received for his lack of poetic strength, he opted to give his historical narrative a fictional shell.