The Old King Motif in Cervantes’ Persiles. Some Considerations on Maximino and Other Displaced Powerful Figures
Maximino appears in the final pages of the novel, at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls. This character has received almost no critical attention, perhaps due to the fact that he plays such a small part in the story. Nevertheless, he represents the figure of the “king” at the hardest of times...
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I28-R145-10086_oai2025-11-17 Parodi, Alicia 2020-11-30 Maximino appears in the final pages of the novel, at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls. This character has received almost no critical attention, perhaps due to the fact that he plays such a small part in the story. Nevertheless, he represents the figure of the “king” at the hardest of times: the transfer of power. Based on Kantorowicz’s remarkable study, especially regarding the political-theological analogies between the rex-sacerdos and the Corpus Christi-Corpus mysticum, my work interweaves biblical and historical kings cited or evoked throughout the text, to finally address the idea of royalty suggested in the first pages of the novel. Thus, from the end to the beginning, the image of Maximino gains substance, ultimately becoming an allegorical figure. St Paul is the poetic and theological cornerstone of this story centered on artifice. Maximino aparece en las últimas páginas de la novela ante la basílica de San Pablo Extramuros. Ocupa poco espacio. Quizás por eso casi no ha recibido atención por parte de la crítica. Sin embargo, compone la figura del “rey” en su momento más difícil, el traspaso del poder. Apoyado en el magnífico estudio de Kantorowicz, especialmente en las analogías político-teológicas del rex-sacerdos con el Corpus Christi-Corpus mysticum, mi trabajo hilvana reyes bíblicos e históricos, citados o evocados por la novela, hasta llegar a la concepción de realeza propuesta en las primeras páginas. Así, desde el final hasta el principio, la imagen de Maximino toma “cuerpo” hasta convertirse en figura alegórica. San Pablo está en la raíz poética y teológica de esta historia centrada en el artificio. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10086 10.34096/filologia.n52.10086 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10086/8852 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/filologia/article/view/10086/8864 Filología; No. 52 (2020); 35-49 Filología; Núm. 52 (2020); 35-49 2422-6009 0071-495X King Corpus mysticum history theology allegory Rey Corpus mysticum historia teología alegoría The Old King Motif in Cervantes’ Persiles. Some Considerations on Maximino and Other Displaced Powerful Figures El motivo del rey viejo en el Persiles de Miguel de Cervantes. Algunas observaciones a partir de Maximino y otros poderosos sustituidos info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=filologia&d=10086_oai |
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Maximino appears in the final pages of the novel, at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls. This character has received almost no critical attention, perhaps due to the fact that he plays such a small part in the story. Nevertheless, he represents the figure of the “king” at the hardest of times: the transfer of power.
Based on Kantorowicz’s remarkable study, especially regarding the political-theological analogies between the rex-sacerdos and the Corpus Christi-Corpus mysticum, my work interweaves biblical and historical kings cited or evoked throughout the text, to finally address the idea of royalty suggested in the first pages of the novel.
Thus, from the end to the beginning, the image of Maximino gains substance, ultimately becoming an allegorical figure. St Paul is the poetic and theological cornerstone of this story centered on artifice. |
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The Old King Motif in Cervantes’ Persiles. Some Considerations on Maximino and Other Displaced Powerful Figures |
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