La literatura inglesa en Noches lúgubres de Cadalso: influjo e intertextualidad

Abstract

Trabajo que investiga la presencia de la literatura inglesa en la obra Noches lúgubres de José Cadalso. Tras presentar unas notas biográficas del escritor y pespuntear algunos datos relevantes sobre Noches lúgubres, se estudian algunos temas de autores ingleses cuya presencia se objetiva en la obra cadalsiana, como Hervey (Meditations Among the Tombs), Goldsmith (The Citizen of the World, or Letters from a Chinese Philosopher), Mark Akenside (The Pleasures of Imagination), Samuel Rogers e incluso Anne Finch o John Milton.

This paper examines the presence of English literature in Noches lúgubres (Lugubrious Nights), by José Cadalso. Firstly, it considers some biographical remarks about the writer and indicates some thematic aspects in the fictional dialogue. Then, it addresses a set of themes from an array of English writers such as Hervey (Meditations Among the Tombs), Goldsmith (The Citizen of the World, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher), Mark Akenside (The Pleasures of Imagination), Samuel Rogers and even Anne Finch and John Milton, that can be objectified in Noches lúgubres.