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- Title
TEMAS HERCÚLEOS EN LA ORATORIA SAGRADA NOVOHISPANA.
- Authors
Pérez Martínez, Ramón Manuel
- Abstract
Romans paused at the gateway of the Mediterranean, like Hercules, and stated that it was not possible to go beyond -non plus ultra--and in so doing they forged the idea of a closed universe, filled with horrific legends, where a man could not venture without finding death. The Catholic kings (there is no originality in saying this) achieved ultramarine expansion precisely under the banner of plus ultra, so they not only used the restrictive myth as a propellant, but also used Hercules as a discursive topic referring to the religious, political and military activity in the Hispanic domains. The objective of this paper is to propose an initial reflection on the use of Hercules in Novohispanic sacred oratory, particularly as an emblematic illustration in inductive proofs, in the work of a pair of preachers: Juan Martínez de la Parra (1692 [1705]) and Fernando Alonso González (1720).
- Publication
Imago (22549633), 2020, Issue 12, p137
- ISSN
2254-9633
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7203/imago.12.17713