Minor Verse of Diego De San Pedro
In addition to being famous for his popular fiction, Diego de San Pedro is also recognized for his cancionero verse, a type of lyric poetry that was one of the bases of entertainment at the Catholic Monarchs’ court. In 1511, twenty-two of his minor poems were published in Hernando del Castillo’s anthology entitled the Cancionero general (General Compilation). San Pedro’s courtly poetry is characterized by the theme of love, and shows a preference for octosyllabic verse, and the use of abstract terms which create ambiguity.
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