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The Reality of Women in the Universe of the Ancient Novel
Edited by María Paz López Martínez, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno Ellart and Ana Belén Zaera García
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 40] 2023
► pp. 329–342

Chapter 20
De opere illicito

Motivos novelescos en un milagro de San Andrés (LA, II §§ 58–75)

 | Universidad de Alicante
In this paper we have analyzed a miracle of Saint Andrew that Iacobus de Voragine included in his Legenda aurea (LA, II §§ 58–75). In this miracle, the motif of the trial for incest appears, together with the motif of Potiphar. We put it in relation to a story contained in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (X, 2–12), since both stories share many common elements. Our comparative analysis reveals how the hagiographic story draws on certain novelistic elements and adapts them, giving them a new meaning to highlight the power of the saint.
Keywords: Legenda aurea, hagiografía /hagiography, incesto / incest, Apuleyo /Apuleius
Article outline
  • 1.Planteamiento y objetivos
  • 2.Análisis comparativo LA, II §§ 58–75 / Met. X, 2–12
  • 3.Unas breves reflexiones a modo de conclusión
  • Notes
  • Bibliografía
Published online: 1 December 2023
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