A Contrapuntal and Spenglerian Approach to Misericordia.

Presents a contrapuntal and Spenglerian approach to "Misericordia." Northrop Frye's modes of literary history; Explanation of the five phases; Example linking the hero with a symbol; Passages where the protagonist is defined in low mimetic terms; Why San Sebastian is symbologically unsuitable for tw...

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Publicado en:Hispanic Review Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 321 - 340
Autor principal: Ullman, Pierre L.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Summer1992
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Sumario:Presents a contrapuntal and Spenglerian approach to "Misericordia." Northrop Frye's modes of literary history; Explanation of the five phases; Example linking the hero with a symbol; Passages where the protagonist is defined in low mimetic terms; Why San Sebastian is symbologically unsuitable for two of the higher phases; Parallelism of the literal phase with the ironic mode; More.