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Medicina y enfermedades en la poética de Francisco de Quevedo y Juan del Valle y Caviedes

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Abstract

One of the most well-known topics in both Quevedo’s and del Valle y Caviedes’s works is the parody of doctors and their unorthodox methods, which often caused more harm than benefit to their unfortunate patients. Linked to this theme are various types of illnesses which, beyond their physical and clinical aspects, are also used metaphorically – especially in Quevedo’s case, notably in his moral treatises. This study analyses how both authors describe and employ illness throughout their works, considering both its effects on the body and its metaphorical function in moral reflections.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 18 Febbraio 2025 | Accettato: 20 Giugno 2025 | Pubblicato 09 Settembre 2025 | Lingua: es

Keywords Illnesses • Juan del Valle y Caviedes • Medicine • Francisco de Quevedo • Moral treatises • Metaphor

Copyright © 2025 Alessandra Ceribelli. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-939-9/008


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