Publication: El Quijote y el estoicismo.
Authors
Pozuelo Calero, Bartolomé
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.6018/myrtia.500211
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Abstract
¿Alcanzó al Quijote el resurgimiento del estoicismo, tan influyente en la cultura de su
tiempo? El artículo rastrea la presencia de muchas de sus principales ideas en la novela: la
bipartición entre espíritu y cuerpo y, consiguientemente, la división entre individuos
espirituales y terrenales; las cualidades del espíritu: inalterabilidad de ánimo (constantia),
paciencia, virtud, libertad; las pasiones y afectos terrenales: cólera, esperanza y miedo; la
consideración expresa de la divina providencia; la autonomía de la moral; la visión de la
adversidad como benéfica. La conclusión es que, al menos en la creación de sus personajes,
Cervantes parece utilizar el ideal humano estoico como paradigma de altura moral.
To what extent was Don Quixote influenced by the resurgence of Stoicism, which was so influential in the culture of that time? This article traces the presence of many of the principal ideas of Stoicism in the work: the separation between body and spirit and consequently the differentiation between spiritual and earthly individuals; the qualities of the spirit: the inalterability of mood (constantia), patience, virtue, freedom; the earthly passions and emotions: ire, hope and fear; divine providence, autonomy of morals; the idea of adversity as positive. One can conclude that when presenting his characters, Cervantes, at least, uses the Stoic human ideal as a model of high moral ground.
To what extent was Don Quixote influenced by the resurgence of Stoicism, which was so influential in the culture of that time? This article traces the presence of many of the principal ideas of Stoicism in the work: the separation between body and spirit and consequently the differentiation between spiritual and earthly individuals; the qualities of the spirit: the inalterability of mood (constantia), patience, virtue, freedom; the earthly passions and emotions: ire, hope and fear; divine providence, autonomy of morals; the idea of adversity as positive. One can conclude that when presenting his characters, Cervantes, at least, uses the Stoic human ideal as a model of high moral ground.
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Citation
Myrtia, Nº 36, 2021
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