Espinel y Marcos de Obregón: vidas paralelas
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Las Relaciones de la vida del escudero Marcos de Obregón, la singular y única novela que publicó Vicente Espinel en 1618, siguen ocupando un lugar un problemático dentro del corpus picaresco. Aunque, por lo que respecta a las cuestiones formales, Espinel sigue la senda que se inauguró en 1599 con la publicación del Lazarillo y que se consolidaría en 1599 con el Guzmán de Alemán, su difícil encaje tiene que ver sobre todo con su protagonista, el escudero Marcos de Obregón, que se presenta como un claro alter ego del autor. En este trabajo analizamos las estrategias que empleó Espinel para proyectarse en el héroe de su ficción, al que acabó configurando a su imagen y semejanza. Híbrido entre realidad y ficción, las Relaciones se leyeron durante siglos como las memorias noveladas del escritor rondeño, e incluso llegaron a utilizarse como fuente de información para despejar las lagunas existentes en torno a su biografía.
The Relaciones de la vida del escudero Marcos de Obregón, the singular and unique novel published by Vicente Espinel in 1618, continues to occupy a problematic place within the picaresque corpus. Although, as far as formal issues are concerned, Espinel follows the path that was inaugurated in 1599 with the publication of Lazarillo and that would be consolidated in 1599 with Alemán’s Guzmán, the Relaciones difficult fit has to do above all with its protagonist, the squire Marcos de Obregón, who is presented as a clear alter ego of the author. In this paper we analyze the strategies Espinel uses to project himself in the hero of his fiction, whom he shapes in his own image and likeness. A hybrid between reality and fiction, the Relaciones were read for centuries as Espinel’s novelized memoirs, and were even used as a source of information to fill in the gaps in his biography.
The Relaciones de la vida del escudero Marcos de Obregón, the singular and unique novel published by Vicente Espinel in 1618, continues to occupy a problematic place within the picaresque corpus. Although, as far as formal issues are concerned, Espinel follows the path that was inaugurated in 1599 with the publication of Lazarillo and that would be consolidated in 1599 with Alemán’s Guzmán, the Relaciones difficult fit has to do above all with its protagonist, the squire Marcos de Obregón, who is presented as a clear alter ego of the author. In this paper we analyze the strategies Espinel uses to project himself in the hero of his fiction, whom he shapes in his own image and likeness. A hybrid between reality and fiction, the Relaciones were read for centuries as Espinel’s novelized memoirs, and were even used as a source of information to fill in the gaps in his biography.
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Palomino Tizado, N. (2024). Espinel y Marcos de Obregón: vidas paralelas. Arte Nuevo. Revista de Estudios Áureos, 11, 176–195. https://doi.org/10.14603/11G2024












