Abstract

MARTIN ROMERO, José Julio. A literary motif in the light of La Celestina: from books of chivalry to golden age drama. Nueva rev. filol. hisp. [online]. 2019, vol.67, n.2, pp.473-502.  Epub July 26, 2019. ISSN 2448-6558.  https://doi.org/10.24201/nrfh.v67i2.3527.

This article determines the existence of an as yet undetected literary motif: the dangerous setbacks to the lovers’ secret nocturnal meeting. This work shows that the motif can be traced back to the death of Calisto in La Celestina and establishes its structure: the lovers’ secret nocturnal rendez-vous, the arrival of characters who disturb the meeting and the subsequent struggle. It also analyses the appearance of this motif in books of chivalry, as well as in Golden Age drama (The knight of Olmedo by Lope de Vega). Consequently, the influence of books of chivalry is shown to go beyond what it is usually believed, making itself felt in many literary genres.

Keywords : La Celestina; chivalry books; Golden Age drama; literary motifs; Lope de Vega.

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