Episodes in «Persiles and Sigismunda» shaped by ‘Byzantine tales’ from the «Gesta Romanorum»

Only recently has there been a recognition of the literary influence in Spain of the ‘examples’ found in the Gesta Romanorum, a collection of tales widely spread and fertile in adaptations throughout Medieval and Renaissance northern Europe. Just as other Hispanic writers did who were contemporaries...

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Main Author: Clark Andrews Colahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA) 2015-05-01
Series:Hipogrifo: Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro
Online Access:http://www.revistahipogrifo.com/index.php/hipogrifo/article/view/98