Locus amoenus, locus agrestis y eros en Pepita Jiménez

Translated title of the contribution: Locus Amoenus, Locus Agrestis and Eros in Pepita Jiménez

José Manuel Goñi Pérez*

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Abstract

Nature has a tripartite function in Pepita Jiménez: Firstly, as image of the edenic garden, locus amoenus; secondly, as image of the inner fear of the seminarian provoked by the wordly, mundane, locus agrestis; and thirdly, the image of the lovers’ passion during San John’s night, locus eroticus. These functions, developed in accordance with the adaptation of Luis de Vargas to mundane life after his years in the Catholic Seminar, trigger the dilemma between the eternal for the temporal, the uncreated and supersensible for the sensible and created. A dilemma of conscience that will invade him even in that idyllic life described at the end of the novel. Nature acts as a critical adjuvant in the psychological analysis of the passions and affections of the novel.

Translated title of the contributionLocus Amoenus, Locus Agrestis and Eros in Pepita Jiménez
Original languageSpanish
Article number7
Pages (from-to)241-270
Number of pages30
JournalBoletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo
Volume100
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2024

Keywords

  • God
  • Locus agrestis y locus eroticus
  • Locus amoenus
  • Pepita Jiménez
  • Tradition
  • Woman

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