via, sixteen syllabic verses, Zejelesque stanzas, etc.) Tone (serious, festive, religious, profane, etc.) The work is composed of the following: The introduction, where the author explains how the book should be interpreted. It consists of a prayer in cuaderna via to God and the Virgin in which he requests their help, a proem in prose that adopts the genre of cult sermon (or divisio intra, but written in Spanish) that could be parodic, another prayer invoking the divine favor to finish the book, and finally ending with two lyrical couplets to Santa María. A fictitious autobiography of the author in which he tells us of his relationships with women of different origin and social status: a nun, a Moor, a housewife he spied praying, a baker, a noble woman and several mountain women (serranas), often helped by another woman named Urraca, better known as Trotaconventos (Trots-between-monasteries). A collection of exempla (apologues, fables and stories), which serve as moral lessons and closure for the episodes. The dispute between the author and Love (Don Amor, an allegorical character), in which he accuses Love of being the cause of the seven mortal sins. The tale of the love affairs of Mr. Melon (don Melón) and Mrs. Endrina (dona Endrina), an adaptation of the medieval elegiac comedy Pamphilus de amore. The allegorical account of the battle between Carnival ("Don Carnal") and Lent ("Doña Cuaresma"), which is really a parody on medieval deeds. A commentary of "Ars Amandi" (Art of Love) by Ovid A series of religious lyrical compositions, typically dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus A number of profane lyrical compositions, such as that upon the death of “Trotaconventos.” Interpretation The title The Book of Good Love is inferred from the text, and who or what Good Love may be is not revealed by the author. The Book of Good Love explains how men must be careful about Love that can be Good (el buen amor) or Foolish (el loco amor). The Good Love is God's one and is preferred to the Foolish Love which only makes men sin. Juan Ruiz gives the reader a lot of examples to explain his theory and avoid Foolish Love in the name of the Good one. Due to its heterogeneity, the intention of the work is ambiguous. At certain points, it honors devoted love, while at others, it speaks highly of the skill involved in carnal love.