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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Main Author: José Manuel Pedrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2013-06-01
Series:Olivar: Revista de Literatura y Cultura Españolas
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Online Access:http://www.olivar.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/5035
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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.
ISSN:1515-1115
1852-4478