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The 16th-century humanist Juan Maldonado in his Latin essays foreshadows the Spanish picaresque. Like Erasmus, with whom he corresponded,Maldonado advocated the use of Latin in a wide-range of activities. Maldonado's Pastor Bonus, a lengthy open letter to a bishop, reviews in a vivid and satirical style the abuses of the churchmen in his diocese. His ludus chartarum is framed as a colloquium similar to Vives' on the subject, entertaining while teaching a Latin terminology for card playing. His Bacchanalia, written for student actors, is a spirited play pitting the forces of Lent against those

Latin literature, Medieval and modern --- Picaresque literature, Spanish --- History and criticism. --- Maldonado, Juan, --- Maldonado, Juan --- Academic collection --- 2 MALDONATUS, JOANNES --- 2 MALDONATUS, JOANNES Godsdienst. Theologie--MALDONATUS, JOANNES --- Godsdienst. Theologie--MALDONATUS, JOANNES --- Littérature latine médiévale et moderne --- Littérature picaresque espagnole --- Histoire et critique --- History and criticism --- Maldonat, Joan, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Latin literature, Medieval and modern - History and criticism. --- Picaresque literature, Spanish - History and criticism. --- Maldonado, Juan, - ca. 1485-1554. --- Maldonado, Juan, - ca. 1485-1554. - Ludus Chartarum. --- Maldonado, Juan, - ca. 1485-1554. - Pastor Bonus. --- Maldonado, Juan, - ca. 1485-1554. - Bacchanalia.