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«Había de ver nacer mandrágoras en los locutorios»: a Note on Buscón, III, 9

Gáldrick de la Torre    Universitat de Girona, Espanya    

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abstract

Just before the end of his adventure as a galán de monjas, Pablos leaves the convent saying «si más aguardaba, había de ver nacer mandrágoras en los locutorios». None of the editions that have been consulted in the present work clarifies the meaning of this sentence, censured in the editio princeps of the novel. The interpretation we offer, based on the narrative, historical and literary context of the galán de monjas, also takes into account an old myth about the origin of the mandrakes that could explain the meaning of the fragment.

Published
June 29, 2017
Accepted
May 11, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Language
ES

Keywords: El Buscón • Interpretation • Quevedo • Galán de monjas • Mandrake

permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2037-6588/Ri-40-107-17-1

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