 However, both works show the waning of the traditional Ovidian influence on medieval Spanish literature.For example, some scholars believe that both pieces critically parody of Ovid's “art of seduction” in his "Ars Amatoria" through the ultimate failure of the male protagonist to successfully attain his female love, despite their attempts at seduction–which some scholars believe is a critical parody of Ovid's rules to the “art of seduction” in the "Ars".San Pedro's rich prose is also considered to be an exaggeration.