Abstract
DIEGO de San Pedro's sentimental romances, often accused of a lack of coherence and of having a fond de tiroir atmosphere because of the presence of extraneous poetry or the juxtaposition of narrative, epistle, and allegory, are, on closer analysis, carefully constructed by their author for a coherent presentation of his materials. In this respect, the Cdrcel de amor represents a structural advance on the Tractado de amores de Arnalte y Lucenda.1 Although some attempts have been made to define the general structure of the Cdrcel de amor, no systematic structural analysis has yet been undertaken. Armando Duran compared the similar plot structure of San Pedro's two sentimental romances in his Estructura y tecnicas de la novela sentimental y caballeresca.2 To summarize his conclusions, both romances are organized on the structure:
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