El Soneto XXIV de Garcilaso: mito de fundación, alegoría galante
Garcilaso de la Vega’s sonnet XXIV is, in some aspects, an erotic allegory. It shows the poet’s promise of rising the waters of his river to the heights of a lady. Some foundation myths, including several versions of the legend of the Caballero de Olmedo, and many folk songs, employ this kind of met...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2013-06-01
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Series: | Olivar: Revista de Literatura y Cultura Españolas |
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Online Access: | http://www.olivar.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/5035 |
Summary: | Garcilaso de la Vega’s sonnet XXIV is, in some aspects, an erotic allegory. It shows the poet’s promise of rising the waters of his river to the heights of a lady. Some foundation myths, including several versions of the legend of the Caballero de Olmedo, and many folk songs, employ this kind of metaphors, with an erotic significance. Some other poets such as Jorge Manrique have used similar metaphors as well. |
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ISSN: | 1515-1115 1852-4478 |