This article draws attention to a type of XVIIth century novella that has been neglected or simply studied as a derivation of other literary manifestations. My objective is to define the main characteristics of a short narrative that we can name «burlesque novella». I define it as a short story (the regular extension of the baroque novella) containing in the heart of its plot an elaborate trick with an exemplary purpose. From this perspective, the burlesque novella is a show organized by noblemen for noblemen, composed by educated writers, that incorporated ridiculous characters on stage. The burlesque novella —founded by Salas Barbadillo, and continued by Castillo Solórzano and Tirso de Molina— is a narrative genre still misunderstood and in need of further exploration. Tirso’s Los tres maridos burlados is a paradigmatic literary piece from this genre.
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This article draws attention to a type of XVIIth century novella that has been neglected or simply studied as a derivation of other literary manifestations. My objective is to define the main characteristics of a short narrative that we can name «burlesque novella». I define it [...]
Este trabajo se propone explorar el manejo de las probables fuentes literarias de El esclavo de su esclavo y sus implicancias en la construcción del significado del texto. Yendo más allá de la identificación del Abencerraje, me interesa contextualizar su influencia y a la vez analizar otros elementos compositivos de la novela, siempre alrededor de la temática morisca y su rol para brindar un ejemplo sobre la masculinidad y sus virtudes (especialmente la lealtad) en el contexto de la novela corta barroca.
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Este trabajo se propone explorar el manejo de las probables fuentes literarias de El esclavo de su esclavo y sus implicancias en la construcción del significado del texto. Yendo más allá de la identificación del Abencerraje, me interesa contextualizar su influencia y a la vez [...]