Claudia Liliana Mesa Higuera Libros

This dissertation connects Mateo Alemans Guzman de Alfarache (1599, 1604) to emblematic literature. Emblematic literature begins with the publication of Andrea Alciatos Emblematum liber in 1531. An emblem is a tripartite construction that combines a motto with a symbolic picture, followed by an epigram that clarifies the connection between the caption and the image. The