La contribución de fray Antonio de Guevara a la cuentística española de la primera mitad del siglo XVI: el relato del esclavo y el león y la historia de las tres cortesanas
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En este trabajo se pretende estudiar la labor literaria de fray Antonio de Guevara a partir del tratamiento que hace
de la narrativa breve y su confrontación con el estado evolutivo de este género durante la primera mitad del siglo
XVI. Para ello, se va a atender a la elaboración del relato guevariano mediante el análisis de dos cuentos insertos
en sendas cartas pertenecientes al Libro primero de las epístolas familiares (1539): el relato del esclavo y el león (I, 28) y
la historia de las tres cortesanas (I, 63). Se analiza el empleo de la fuente clásica escogida para la elaboración de los
textos, las características narrativas de los mismos y su transcendencia en la literatura posterior. Igualmente se
examina la capacidad de experimentación del autor mediante la convergencia de los géneros narrativo y epistolar.
The aim of this paper is to study fray Antonio de Guevara’s literary work through his treatment of the short story and his confrontation with the development of this genre in the first half of the sixteenth century. To this end, we will examine the development of Guevara’s narrative through the analysis of two stories inserted in two letters belonging to the Libro primero de las epístolas familiares (1539): the story of the slave and the lion (I, 28) and the story of the three courtesans (I, 63). It analyses the use of the classical source chosen for the composition of the texts, their narrative characteristics and their transcendence in later literature. It also examines the author’s capacity for experimentation through the convergence of narrative and epistolary genres.
The aim of this paper is to study fray Antonio de Guevara’s literary work through his treatment of the short story and his confrontation with the development of this genre in the first half of the sixteenth century. To this end, we will examine the development of Guevara’s narrative through the analysis of two stories inserted in two letters belonging to the Libro primero de las epístolas familiares (1539): the story of the slave and the lion (I, 28) and the story of the three courtesans (I, 63). It analyses the use of the classical source chosen for the composition of the texts, their narrative characteristics and their transcendence in later literature. It also examines the author’s capacity for experimentation through the convergence of narrative and epistolary genres.







