The Werther-Type in the novel "Flavio" by Rosalía de Castro
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the influence of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther on Rosalía de Castro's novel Flavio. Highlighted is as well the critique of social norms governing relations between the sexes in Castro’s novel. To provide a broader perspective, the book Fragments d'un discours amoureux by Roland Barthes was used as tertius comparationis to show that both Castro’s and Goethe's novels share the discourse of love. In particular, it is shown how the character Flavio identifies with the archetypal lovesick person prone to melancholy and attributed to geniuses.
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