Abstract

RUIZ MAUTINO, Arturo. Figura and Betrayal in the Libro de Alexandre. Lexis [online]. 2021, vol.45, n.2, pp.765-795. ISSN 0254-9239.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/lexis.202102.008.

The article explores the possibility and conditions of a figural interpretation of the Libro de Alexandre. It proposes, in line with recent takes on the mester de clerecía masterpiece, that treason, as an iterative event and as a moral nucleus of the poem, configures an ideal entry point for apprehending the structure of the text and its poetic self-awareness. We provide a matrix for the scrutiny of the diverse instances of betrayal in the text and we envision a way to assess its validity in contemporary literature written in Spanish.

Keywords : Libro de Alexandre; mester de clerecía; figura; betrayal.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )