During the Spanish Inquisition, some writers defied and thwarted persecution by writing works in which hidden meanings were apparent only to Jews, or fellow conversos, whose ancestors converted to Christianity.
"This highly personal approach to literary criticism provides close readings that aim to establish the Lazarillo, the Abencerraje, and Montemayor's Diana as converso texts … these reflections should not be treated lightly. Agree with them or not, careful readers will not approach these texts in the same way again."
—Choice