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Livro / Visitors from beyond the grave: ghosts in world literature

Ghosts of girlfriends past: development of a literary episode

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Most ancient Greeks and Romans believed in the ability of ghosts to interact and communicate with living humans by means of apparitions, usually through dreams. The ghost of a beloved one could show up to the surviving lover with the purpose of reproaching him for his past behavior or conveying instructions. This chapter explores some relevant milestones in the history of this literary motif from Homer to contemporary culture. As a precedent, Patroclus appears to Achilles to require a proper burial (Il. 23. 65-107). In Propertius (Elegies 4.7), Cynthia shows up to Propertius in a dream and reproaches him. The Propertian passage will be a key reference for later treatments. Petrarch remembers Laura’s visits from heaven in numerous poems of his Canzoniere. The Mannerist poet Luis Martín de Plaza also dedicated a moving sonnet to the motif to express his feelings of haplessness. In contemporary poetry, Jaime Gil de Biedma describes the ghostly visit of his beloved Bel as a symbol of remorse. The motif constitutes the subject-matter of an entire poetic cycle by Luis Alberto de Cuenca: the ghostly visits only cause frustration in him.
DOI
10.14195/978-989-26-1765-7_8
ISBN
978-989-26-1765-7 (PDF)
978-989-26-1763-3
Acesso
open access
Coleção Digital
Pombalina
Local de publicação
Coimbra
Idioma
Inglês
Tipo
Capítulo de Livro
p. 11-18
Introduction
[s. n.]
p. 33-45
The function of dream-stories in Plutarch’s Lives
Romero-González, Dámaris
p. 81-89
Demons, ghosts and spirits in the philosophical tradition
Bermúdez Vázquez, Manuel
p. 91-104
The atomistic denial of ghosts: from Democritus to Lucretius
Traver Vera, Ángel Jacinto
p. 105-121
The role of the ghosts in Seneca’s tragedies
Rodríguez-Pantoja, Miguel
p. 123-138
Ghosts of girlfriends past: development of a literary episode
Laguna Mariscal, Gabriel
p. 139-148
On women’s faithfulness and ghosts: about Decameron 7
Rodríguez Mesa, Francisco José
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