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Aucto XVI of the Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea: A Route Back to Comedy?
Aucto XVI of the Tragicomedia contains a conversation between Melibea's parents in the course of which the question of her marriage arises. Pleberio in particular seems to be a forward-looking and concerned parent who even raises the possibility that their daughter might be consulted as to who...
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Published in: | Bulletin of Hispanic studies (Liverpool : Liverpool University Press : 1996) 2007-09, Vol.84 (5), p.545-552 |
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Summary: | Aucto XVI of the Tragicomedia contains a conversation between Melibea's parents
in the course of which the question of her marriage arises. Pleberio in particular
seems to be a forward-looking and concerned parent who even raises the possibility
that their daughter might be consulted as to who her future husband might be
(Melibea's mother, however, regards the whole question as premature and ironically
refers to her daughter's innocence and immaturity). Marriage to Calisto would
represent a 'route back to comedy'; but Melibea responds angrily to her parents'
discussion and appears to rule out any such 'happy ending'. It is argued that this attitude
comes from her excessive adherence to the conventions of courtly love, which
see marriage as incompatible with true love: she is obsessed by literary models and
regards them as more important that the prospect of happiness in 'real' life.En el aucto XVI de la Tragicomedia, se produce una conversación entre los padres
de Melibea, en la que se plantea el asunto del matrimonio de la joven. Pleberio se
muestra como un padre bondadoso y precavido, e incluso plantea la posibilidad de
que consulten a Melibea sobre su futuro marido. Sin embargo, la madre de Melibea
rechaza cualquier discusión sobre el tema, refiriéndose irónicamente a la inocencia
y inmadurez de su hija. El casamiento de Melibea con Calisto representaría una
'vuelta a la comedia', pero Melibea reacciona airadamente a las palabras de sus
padres y descarta un desenlace feliz pata esta unión. Se apunta que esa actitud
proviene de una extrema adhesión a las convenciones del amor cortés, según las
cuales el matrimonio es incompatible con el amor verdadero: Melibea se muestra
obsesionada con los modelos literarios, para ella más importantes que la perspectiva
de felicidad en la vida real. |
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ISSN: | 1475-3839 1478-3398 |
DOI: | 10.3828/bhs.84.5.2 |