Francisco Rodrigues Lobo: Dialogue and Courtly Lore in Renaissance Portugal - Paperback

by Richard A. Preto-Rodas (Author)

This work examines the dialogue tradition as it shaped the structure and themes of Lobo's seventeenth-century classic. Lobo's departure from earlier views of courtly lore is shown in his preference for social eloquence and literary cultivation over nobility of character and physical prowess.