De asnos y rebuznos. Ambigüedad y modernidad de un diálogo

In this article we explore the traces that the symbol of the donkey, which belongs to an old literary tradition, may have left in the two major works by Alemán and Cervantes. The analysis of the concept of “donkeyness” between positive “donkeyness” and negative “donkeyness” enables one to confront t...

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Published inCriticón (Toulouse, France) Vol. 101; pp. 57 - 87
Main Authors Michèle Guillemont, Marie-Blanche Requejo Carrió
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Presses universitaires du Mirail 20.12.2007
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Alemán Mateo
Apulée
asinity
Cervantes Miguel de
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Summary:In this article we explore the traces that the symbol of the donkey, which belongs to an old literary tradition, may have left in the two major works by Alemán and Cervantes. The analysis of the concept of “donkeyness” between positive “donkeyness” and negative “donkeyness” enables one to confront the two literary texts in a new way and testifies to the originality of two writings that find there the foundings of their modernity.
ISSN:0247-381X
DOI:10.4000/criticon.9621