“Fijo eres de rey”: Ambiguity in the Libro de Alexandre
Published 2020-12-01
Keywords
- Libro de Alexandre,
- textual polysemy,
- bastardy,
- Nectanebo
- Libro de Alexandre,
- polisemia textual,
- bastardía,
- Nectanebo
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Abstract
This article deals with the ambiguity of the stanzas 19-20 of the Libro de Alexandre, which refer to the rumor that the protagonist is a bastard. In spite of some prestigious critics’ opinion, the anonymous author neither affirms nor denies the rumor. He is much more interested in it than French poets and mentions it many times to create artistic ambiguity and to enrich his own narrative.
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