The Vagina, the Ear, and the Eye: Bodily Orifices and Sight in Miguel de Cervantes’s “El Celoso Extremeño”

Silvia Arroyo

doi:10.3390/h12050119

The Vagina, the Ear, and the Eye: Bodily Orifices and Sight in Miguel de Cervantes’s “El Celoso Extremeño”

Silvia Arroyo

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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Abstract

The complex mythological web of Miguel de Cervantes’s novella “El celoso extremeño” has been extensively explored by scholars. However, despite the fact that most conducting myths referenced in the novel revolve around themes of vigilance, clandestine gaze, and visual deceit, these topics have not been systematically addressed yet. This present essay intends to bridge this analytical gap by exploring the ways in which mythological parables in “El celoso extremeño” connect with contemporary scientific preoccupations regarding perception, optical illusions, the nature of images and sounds and the ways the human eye and ear perceive them.

Original language	English
Article number	119
Journal	Humanities (Switzerland)
Volume	12
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/h12050119
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023

Keywords

acoustics
astronomy
ear
early modernity
El celoso extremeño
eye
gender
Miguel de Cervantes
myth
visual deception

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The Vagina, the Ear, and the Eye: Bodily Orifices and Sight in Miguel de Cervantes’s “El Celoso Extremeño”

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