‘Mírate Los Pies Y Desharás La Rueda’. La Emblemática Y Las Novelas Ejemplares De Cervantes

2017

ABSTRACT: This study posits a number of possible crossroads useful for the the study of the relationship between emblematics and literature. It focuses specifically on the case of Cervantes, whose always elusive works defy any attempt to pigeonhole them in simple connections. Concretely, it offers a proposal for the analysis of emblematic structures in the  Novelas ejemplares . The examples adduced attempt to illustrate the complex modes of dialogue between the narratives of  Cervantes and the emblem, considering the latter as the most characteristic artifact of the symbolic culture of the 16th and 17th centuries. KEYWORDS: Emblematics; Cervantes;  Novelas ejemplares ; Narratives; Golden Ag…