Pentimento: The Parodic Text of "La Gitanilla."
Analyzes the character Preciosa in Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes' novel "La gitanilla." Cervantes' construction of Preciosa's character on the basis of the paradoxical juxtaposition of incompatible traits; Tendency of modern criticism to focus on the exemplary rather than the erotic component o...
| Publicado en: | Hispanic Review Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 59 - 76 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Winter1994
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| Sumario: | Analyzes the character Preciosa in Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes' novel "La gitanilla." Cervantes' construction of Preciosa's character on the basis of the paradoxical juxtaposition of incompatible traits; Tendency of modern criticism to focus on the exemplary rather than the erotic component of Preciosa's oxymoronic character; Women's virtues based on early modern Spanish conduct books; More. |
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