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Concerns rhythmic prose in The Lord of the Rings novel by J.R.R. Tolkien which, though extensively represented the novel, is seldom considered in most research papers. The novel contains over 70 poetic texts and should be viewed as a complex prosimetrum, as multifarious interconnections between prose and verse is an integral part of The Lord of the Rings poetics. The marginal manifestations of this mixed style, such as rhythmic prose, are of special concern. The recognition and further analysis of most non-occasional fragment of prose metre in the novel may be fully accomplished only with due regard to other Tolkien’s works (especially from the Legendarium) and the peculiarities of his style (both in poetry and in prose) in general. Considering three selected fragments of rhythmic prose, we aim to specify their connections with some songs and poems either from The Lord of the Rings itself, or outside the novel; the context and rhythmic pattern of another fragment develop possible allusions even to hypothetically existing texts within Tolkien’s literary world and poetic traditions of the people of Middle-earth. The variety of the representation of rhythmic prose in The Lord of the Rings is far from being limited to the mentioned categories, and further research is required.

This study offers a preliminary analysis of the Elogio in prose written by Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega and dedicated to one of the most illustrious naval officers of the reign of Phillip II, don Álvaro de Bazán, marquis of Santa Cruz. I begin by exploring the circumstances which led the poet to praise this particular military figure through his use of a triptych including two other important men: King Jaime I of Aragón and the conqueror Hernán Cortés. I then lay the groundwork for poetic and historical research of the Elogio in three ways: by comparing the work with its sources (in particular a panegyric by Mosquera de Figueroa), by summarizing the historical episodes alluded to, and by analyzing the strategies used to praise Bazán (an elevated style, heroic figures, and Bazan’s portrait and emblem, which were represented in two engravings at the beginning of the volume). I finally consider the most original aspect of the Elogio: the reproduction of sixteen poems and eleven prose fragments from other poets and historians. Conceived as historical documents to help praise the marquis in the future, these fragments also demonstrate the success of the panegyric style initiated by the poet. This text perfectly illustrates the ways in which history and poetry, vraisemblance and wonder, are closely related concepts and tools for praise in the early modern period.

Una de las principales dificultades que plantea el Satyricon de Petronio a la crítica literaria es su categorización genérica. Este trabajo se propone analizar la importancia que tienen los nuevos descubrimientos papiráceos para la consideración de esta problemática, sobre todo, para analizar si la relación entre el texto petroniano y la sátira menipea es válida, y para reafirmar la utilidad y pertinencia de la novela como género que describe el funcionamiento de la obra; para esto, será necesario repasar brevemente algunas de las hipótesis de atribución genérica relacionadas con el Satyricon y algunas de sus características formales más destacadas, i.e. el prosimetrum.

The loves of Psyche and Cupid by La Fontaine is a romance of mixed genres, combining the features of a tale, a narrative poem and a philosophical dialogue. The author of this study classifies it as a prosimetrum, to focus her analysis, on the one hand – upon the interrelation between prose and verse, functions and means of introducing rhyming parts, etc., on the other hand – examining metatextual texts of the narrator who provokes interesting aesthetic reflection.

Una de las principales dificultades que plantea el Satyricon de Petronio a la crítica literaria es su categorización genérica. Este trabajo se propone analizar la importancia que tienen los nuevos descubrimientos papiráceos para la consideración de esta problemática, sobre todo, para analizar si la relación entre el texto petroniano y la sátira menipea es válida, y para reafirmar la utilidad y pertinencia de la novela como género que describe el funcionamiento de la obra; para esto, será necesario repasar brevemente algunas de las hipótesis de atribución genérica relacionadas con el Satyricon y algunas de sus características formales más destacadas, i.e. el prosimetrum.One of the main difficulties raised by Petronius' Satyricon for literary criticism is its genre categorization. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of the new papyrus discoveries for this subject, especially, to consider if the relationship between the Petronian text and the Menippean Satire is a valid one, and to support the appropriateness of the label novel as a genre which describes how the Satyricon works; it will be necessary to review briefly some of the hypotheses of generic attribution of the Satyricon and some of its outstanding formal characteristics, i.e. the prosimetrum.