The Visions of Quevedo by Francisco de Quevedo

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Author Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645
Translator Elliot, William, 1803-
Uniform Title Los sueños. English
Title The Visions of Quevedo
Credits Transcribed from the 1832 Literary Rooms edition by David Price
Summary "The Visions of Quevedo" by Francisco de Quevedo is a collection of allegorical narratives written in the early 17th century. The work includes a series of visions experienced by the narrator, exploring themes of morality, justice, and the nature of humanity through satirical and fantastical storytelling. The opening chapters set the stage for the narrator's encounters with various entities, including demons and representations of death and judgment, exposing societal flaws and human vices. At the start of the book, the narrator recounts his experience witnessing an exorcism of a possessed man in Seville, raising questions about credulity and the nature of possession itself. After the exorcism is postponed, he speaks with the possessed, who claims to be inhabited by a demon that reveals insights into the human condition, particularly criticizing social injustices and the hypocrisy of various human pursuits, including poetry and justice. This sets a tone of dark humor and critique that permeates the subsequent chapters, as the narrator continues to explore themes of love, death, justice, and the absurdities of life through varied allegorical visions, each revealing deeper moral truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Satire
Subject Spanish literature -- Translations into English
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EBook-No. 41950
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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