Estrellas ocultas: el pensamiento astrológico en el Quijote de 1605
The first part of Don Quijote hides a number of perplexing questions regarding astrology. The text is not so much interested in the opposition between the influence of the stars and free will, but deals with a series of questions, most of which emerge from the studies of the Florentine physician and...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Civilisations et Littératures d’Espagne et d’Amérique du Moyen Âge aux Lumières (CLEA) - Paris Sorbonne
2025-02-01
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| Series: | E-Spania |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/e-spania/53612 |
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| Summary: | The first part of Don Quijote hides a number of perplexing questions regarding astrology. The text is not so much interested in the opposition between the influence of the stars and free will, but deals with a series of questions, most of which emerge from the studies of the Florentine physician and philosopher, Marsilio Ficino. The essay begins with a study of the author’s self-fashioning as a saturnine figure who hides his wisdom in a whimsical text. Secondly, we present the characterization of Don Quijote as a visionary figure following the influence of the seventh Ptolemaic planet. Thirdly we reveal the necromantic aspects of Grisóstomo’s poetry, a shepherd who studied astrology. The fourth question deals with don Luis’ sacrifice as a new Palinurus. We end the essay with a saturnine chariot that conducts don Quijote back home. |
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| ISSN: | 1951-6169 |