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An 8 page research paper that addresses Luis de Gongora's Polyphemus and Galatea and Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz's The Divine Narcissus, which are both products of Spain's Golden Age of literature in the seventeenth century. They both draw on Greek myth in order to express in order to express themselves artistically within the religious and social concepts of their era. This examination of these works looks, first of all, at the content of each work in a brief summation, but then also addresses similarities and differences between these great Spanish authors' writing styles and thematic messages. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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in the seventeenth century. They both draw on Greek myth in order to express in order to express themselves artistically within the religious and social concepts of their era. The
following examination of these works looks, first of all, at the content of each work in a brief summation, but then also addresses similarities and differences between these great Spanish
authors writing styles and thematic messages. Summary of works Gongoras Polyphemus and Galatea : Drawn from Greek myth, Gongora retells this story in the form of an extended
poem. Polyphmus (or Polifemo) is a Cyclops, a one-eyed son of the sea god Poseidon. Grotesque in appearance and strong in body, Polyphemus works as a shepherd. He seals his
flock into a cave each night by pushing a huge stone in front of the opening. Polyphemus loves the sea nymph Galatea. But Galatea loves a Sicilian shepherd named
Acis, who is the son of Faunus (a satyr) and a nymph named Simaethis. The poem focuses on how love affects Polyphemus. It first makes him more hospitable toward humanity.
However, when Polyphemus finds out that Galatea loves Acis, jealousy transforms him. He crushes the unfortunate Acis with a rock. The gods are moved with pity for the unfortunate Acis
and transform his blood into a river, which flows down the sides of the volcano, Mt. Aetna, into the sea at Catana. De la Cruzs The Divine Narcissus : This
work consists of two parts. The play itself is an "auto sacramental," that is, a rather long one-act play honoring the Holy Eucharist (Peters and Domeier xvii). These plays were
popular dramas that were performed in the streets and sometimes at court. As with English mystery plays, autos were often performed with carts acting as the stage, and, therefore, could
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