El bestiario metafórico en "Doña Perfecta", de Galdós

The purpose of this essay is to refute the common notion that Galdós’s DoñaPerfecta is simply a “thesis novel” in favor of a broader and more complexview. The analysis of some dual-natured animal symbols (centaur, dragon,harpy, and basilisk) and their metaphorical function within the narrativecontex...

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Autor: Tarelli, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Nueva revista de Filología Hispánica
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.nrfh.colmex.mx:article/1035
Acceso en línea:https://nrfh.colmex.mx/index.php/nrfh/article/view/1035
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Galdós
Doña Perfecta
Spanish literatura
animal symbolism
thesis novel
Literatura española
simbolismo animal
novela de tesis
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Sumario:The purpose of this essay is to refute the common notion that Galdós’s DoñaPerfecta is simply a “thesis novel” in favor of a broader and more complexview. The analysis of some dual-natured animal symbols (centaur, dragon,harpy, and basilisk) and their metaphorical function within the narrativecontext reveal an underlying structure characterized by ambiguity and duplicity,which means both a twofold quality and double-dealing. Duplicity is, inturn, strictly linked to the theme of the novel: deception and self-deception.